HP Encoder PDF417 manual Windows PC-based Installation

PDF417 Installation Guide

Windows PC-based Installation

It is highly recommended that the installation of the PDF417 encoder be performed by a skilled System Administrator with intimate knowledge of your Windows environment. The instructions that follow are written in a general sense and will work on most Windows based systems.

However, due to the wide and varied PC-based configurations available, it is impossible to provide concise instructions for all possible scenarios. Some of the instructions may therefore require customization.

Requirements

The encoder is supported for use with the following products:

•ACUCOBOL

•C/C++

After completing the installation, the PDF417 encoder will be available as a dynamic link library that can then be linked with your applications. While linking and running the encoder with products other than those listed above may be possible, these types of configurations are not supported by NeoMedia Technologies.

Preparing for Installation

The PDF417 encoder is distributed on diskettes in InstallShield format. The distribution consists of a root directory, pdf417_32bit or pdf417_16bit, with the following six sub- directories.

The first directory, pdf417_32bit\lib, contains the PDF417 encoder dynamic link library (.dll), the link library (.lib) ), the static link library (.lib), and C header files which will need to be included in your application.

The second directory, pdf417_32bit\sample, contains a variety of resources for the programmer, including an Excel spreadsheet PDF417 Calculator, sample programs, callback function definition source files, and C header files.

The third directory, pdf417_32bit\acu, contains the ACUCOBOL specific files required for building an ACUCOBOL runtime and a batch file to compile a COBOL program.

The fourth directory, pdf417_32bit\docs, contains the user documentation files in Microsoft Word format.

The fifth directory, pdf417_32bit\hpfont, contains the font binary files for HP PCL printers.

The sixth directory, pdf417_32bit\afpos2, contains the font binary files for OS2 AFP printers.

Installing the Encoder

The installation media for Windows is in InstallShield format.

•Insert Disk 1 into floppy drive A.

•Run A:SETUP.

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