PDF417 is often referred to as a stacked 1D barcode. Like Data Matrix it uses an error correction scheme and allows for encoding binary data.

An example PDF417:

If using the 1D/2D Standard or 1D/2D Professional editions, 2D writes are supported for PDF417 using an external application. Typically this can be done using the ImagXpress control or by writing to a Printer Device Context. The external application will set the barcode writing parameters and make a call to the MakeBarcode method. The output image will then be available in the image properties.

Included features to use for this functionality are:

• MakeBarcodeStyle - The type of barcode to create.
• MakeBarcodeDataValueLength -  Gets the length of the current barcode data in bytes.
• MakeBarcodeHeight - PDF417 uses this value as a multiplier of the minimum barcode width to set the row module height.
• MakeBarcodeRows - This value is used to set the number of rows.
• MakeBarcodeRowsCreated - The number of rows created.
• MakeBarcodeColumns - This value is used to set the number of columns to create.
• MakeBarcodeColumnsCreated - The number of columns created.
• MakeBarcodeErrorCorrectionLevel - This value is used for the amount of error correction to add to a barcode which supports selected error correction level.
• MakeBarcodeErrorCorrectionLevelUsed - The value from the error correction level created.
• MakeBarcodeRHeight - An output height value is required to create the barcode image.
• MakeBarcodeRWidth - An output width value is required to create the barcode image.
• GetMakeBarcodeDataValue - Gets the barcode value as an array of bytes.
• SetMakeBarcodeDataValue - Used to set the barcode value as an array of bytes.