ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – VB.NET – Decode EAN-5

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ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – VB.NET – Decode EAN-5

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How to decode EAN 5 in VB.NET with ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK

How to code in VB.NET to decode EAN 5 with this step-by-step tutorial

Every ByteScout tool contains example VB.NET source codes that you can find here or in the folder with installed ByteScout product. ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK: the barcode decoder with support for code 39, code 128, QR Code, Datamatrix, GS1, PDF417 and all other popular barcodes. Can read barcodes from images, pdf, tiff documents and live web camera. Supports noisy and damaged documents, can split and merge pdf and tiff documents based on barcodes. Can export barcode decoder results to XML, JSON, CSV and into custom data structures. It can decode EAN 5 in VB.NET.

The SDK samples like this one below explain how to quickly make your application do decode EAN 5 in VB.NET with the help of ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK. This VB.NET sample code is all you need for your app. Just copy and paste the code, add references (if needs to) and you are all set! Test VB.NET sample code examples whether they respond your needs and requirements for the project.

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Module1.vb

      Imports System.IO
Imports Bytescout.BarCodeReader

Module Module1

    Sub Main()

        Const imageFile As String = "EAN5.png"

        Console.WriteLine("Reading barcode(s) from image {0}", Path.GetFullPath(imageFile))

        Dim reader As New Reader()
        reader.RegistrationName = "demo"
		reader.RegistrationKey = "demo"

        ' Set barcode type to find
        reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.EAN5 = True
        ' EAN-5 barcode is normally supplemental to EAN-13 so we should force the detection of standalone EAN-5 barcode.
        reader.AllowOrphanedSupplementals = 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
        Dim barcodes As FoundBarcode() = reader.ReadFrom(imageFile)

        For Each barcode As FoundBarcode In barcodes
            Console.WriteLine("Found barcode with type '{0}' and value '{1}'", barcode.Type, barcode.Value)
        Next

        ' Cleanup
        reader.Dispose()

        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit..")
        Console.ReadKey()

    End Sub

End Module