PDF417 Meta Tag

PocketBrowser 3.x API

The PDF417 Meta Tag is an action tag used to enable or disable the PDF417 decoder.

PDF417 (META Tag) Syntax
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" content="PDF417:[parameter>

ParametersW Toggle Parameters

Items listed in this section indicate parameters, or attributes which can be set.

Name Possible Values Description
Default Value
PDF417:[Value] enabled/Disabled Enables/Disables the PDF417 decoder. Device specific
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Examples Toggle Examples

The following example enables the scanner to read only PDF417 labels:

<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="all_decoders:disabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="PDF417:enabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="enabled">
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Above example can also be written as shown below:

<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="all_decoders:disabled;PDF417:enabled;enabled">
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or

<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner-all_decoders" Content="disabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner-PDF417" Content="enabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner-enabled" Content="SCN1">
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The following example enables the scanner to read all labels except PDF417:

<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="all_decoders:enabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="PDF417:disabled">
<META HTTP-Equiv="scanner" Content="enabled">
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Info Toggle Additional Information

Supported Platforms Windows CE, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile SE
Persistence This tag is persistent.
Min. Requirements Scanner or Imager module and device supports PDF417.