What is ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK? It is the SDK for reading of barcodes from PDF, images and live camera or video. Almost every common type like Code 39, Code 128, GS1, UPC, QR Code, Datamatrix, PDF417 and many others are supported. Supports noisy and defective images and docs. Includes optional documents splitter and merger for pdf and tiff based on found barcodess. Batch mode is supported for superior performance using multiple threads. Decoded values are easily exported to JSON, CSV, XML and to custom format.
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using System; using System.IO; using Bytescout.BarCodeReader; namespace ReadDriverLicenseInformation { class Program { // Replace barcode input file path here const string InputFile = "InputBarcodeImage.jpg"; static void Main() { Console.WriteLine("Reading barcode(s) from image {0}", Path.GetFullPath(InputFile)); Reader reader = new Reader(); reader.RegistrationName = "demo"; reader.RegistrationKey = "demo"; // Set barcode type to find reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.PDF417 = true; /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: We can read barcodes from specific page to increase performance. For sample please refer to "Decoding barcodes from PDF by pages" program. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */ // Read barcodes FoundBarcode[] barcodes = reader.ReadFrom(InputFile); if(barcodes.Length > 0) { FoundBarcode barcode = barcodes[0]; // Get specific fields: IdentificationCard identificationCard = barcode.Metadata as IdentificationCard; if (identificationCard != null) { Console.WriteLine("ID Numer: " + identificationCard.IdNumber); Console.WriteLine("First Name: " + identificationCard.Name.First); Console.WriteLine("Middle Name: " + identificationCard.Name.Middle); Console.WriteLine("Last Name: " + identificationCard.Name.Last); Console.WriteLine("Sex: " + identificationCard.Sex); Console.WriteLine("Date Of Birth: " + identificationCard.DateOfBirth); Console.WriteLine("Address: " + identificationCard.Address); if (identificationCard is DriversLicense) { DriversLicense driverLicense = (DriversLicense)identificationCard; Console.WriteLine("Vehicle Class: " + driverLicense.Jurisdiction.VehicleClass); Console.WriteLine("Endorsement Codes: " + driverLicense.Jurisdiction.EndorsementCodes); Console.WriteLine("Restriction Codes: " + driverLicense.Jurisdiction.RestrictionCodes); } } else { Console.WriteLine("Could not retrieve AAMVA data from this barcode. Raw value: \r\n" + barcode.Value); } // ... or get the full information as JSON: Console.WriteLine("\n\n-----------------\n"); string jsonString = reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToJSON(); Console.WriteLine(jsonString); } else { Console.WriteLine("No barcodes found!"); } // Cleanup reader.Dispose(); Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit.."); Console.ReadKey(); } } }
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