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How to read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk in C# and ByteScout Barcode Suite

How to write a robust code in C# to read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk with this step-by-step tutorial

Source code documentation samples give simple and easy method to install a needed feature into your application. ByteScout Barcode Suite is the set that includes three different SDK products to generate barcodes, read barcodes and read and write spreadsheets: Barcode SDK, Barcode Reader SDK and Spreadsheet SDK and you can use it to read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk with C#.

This prolific sample source code in C# for ByteScout Barcode Suite contains various functions and other necessary options you should do calling the API to read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk. This C# 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! If you want to use these C# sample examples in one or many applications then they can be used easily.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using Bytescout.BarCodeReader;

namespace BarcodesFromPDF
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            Reader reader = new Reader();
            reader.RegistrationName = "demo";
			reader.RegistrationKey = "demo";
            
            // Limit search to 1-dimensional barcodes only (exclude 2D barcodes to speed up the processing).
            // Change to barcodeReader.BarcodeTypesToFind.SetAll() to scan for all supported 1D and 2D barcode types
		    // or select specific type, e.g. barcodeReader.BarcodeTypesToFind.PDF417 = True
			reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.All1D = true;

            Console.WriteLine("Reading barcodes from PDF document...");

            /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------
            NOTE: We can read barcodes from specific page to increase performance.
            For sample please refer to "Decoding barcodes from PDF by pages" program.
            ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */

            FoundBarcode[] barcodes = reader.ReadFrom("example.pdf");

            foreach (FoundBarcode barcode in barcodes)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Found barcode with type '{0}' and value '{1}' on page {2} at {3}", 
                	barcode.Type, barcode.Value, barcode.Page, barcode.Rect);
            }

            // Cleanup
            reader.Dispose();

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}