ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – VB.NET – Decode ISBN

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ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – VB.NET – Decode ISBN

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

This code in VB.NET shows how to decode ISBN with this how to tutorial

Decode ISBN is easy to implement in VB.NET if you use these source codes below. Want to decode ISBN in your VB.NET app? ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK is designed for it. ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK 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.

The SDK samples like this one below explain how to quickly make your application do decode ISBN in VB.NET with the help of ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK. In your VB.NET project or application you may simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Detailed tutorials and documentation are available along with installed ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK if you’d like to dive deeper into the topic and the details of the API.

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Module1.vb

      Imports System.IO
Imports Bytescout.BarCodeReader

Module Module1

    Sub Main()

        Const imageFile As String = "ISBN.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.EAN13 = True ' "ISBN" barcode type is the same as "EAN-13"

        ' -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        ' 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