Acrobat Reader DC - Barcode Gray

Many people need this done for a single file. If it could be done for other people, or a sample was available, it might save many companies tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars (the license fee for LiveCycle Reader Extensions)... ! Adobe might not consider this in their interests.

Perhaps someone knows of an existing enabled form on the web which the original poster could use to verify the concept.

Nobody can do this for you. The license for LiveCycle Reader Extensions is strict. This would breach the license terms, and would be traceable by Adobe.

I've learned that using Acrobat Pro the barcode will be update only in Acrobat Reader. To be able to be updated with Acrobat Reader DC, the pdf will need special rights: "BarcodePlaintext" These can only be Set using LiveCycle Reader Extensions. Then the PDF can be filled up and the the barcode will render the new value. I don't have LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES but I'd like to check this.

@Bernd, would you please set these rights for me using LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES? I have created a very simple PDF having 3 Fields: Last, First Name and City and I can send you this file.

Thank you in advance,

Chris

It's not a problem, it's a feature. To be able to update the value of a Barcode field in Reader, a special right must be applied to the file using LiveCycle Reader Extensions, an expensive server application by Adobe. Otherwise you can display a barcode field, but not update it. Alternatively, you can use a text field and a special barcode font, if you have a 1D barcode symbology, like 3-of-9.