ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – VB.NET – Decode Truncated PDF417

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ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – VB.NET – Decode Truncated PDF417

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How to decode truncated pdf417 in VB.NET and ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK

Write code in VB.NET to decode truncated pdf417 with this step-by-step tutorial

The coding tutorials are designed to help you test the features without need to write your own code. 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. It can help you to decode truncated pdf417 in your VB.NET application.

This code snippet below for ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK works best when you need to quickly decode truncated pdf417 in your VB.NET application. In order to implement the functionality, you should copy and paste this code for VB.NET below into your code editor with your app, compile and run your application. 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.

Trial version of ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK can be downloaded for free from our website. It also includes source code samples for VB.NET and other programming languages.

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Module1.vb

      Imports System.IO
Imports Bytescout.BarCodeReader

Module Module1

    Sub Main()

        Const imageFile As String = "TruncatedPDF417.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.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
        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