ByteScout Barcode Suite – VB.NET – Read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk

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How to read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk in VB.NET using ByteScout Barcode Suite

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

An easy to understand guide on how to read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk in VB.NET with this source code sample. ByteScout Barcode Suite can read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk. It can be applied from VB.NET. 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.

This prolific sample source code in VB.NET 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. Just copy and paste the code into your VB.NET application’s code and follow the instructions. Complete and detailed tutorials and documentation are available along with installed ByteScout Barcode Suite if you’d like to learn more about the topic and the details of the API.

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Program.vb

      Imports Bytescout.BarCodeReader

Class Program
	Friend Shared Sub Main(args As String())

        Dim reader As 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.
        ' ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 

        Dim barcodes As FoundBarcode() = reader.ReadFrom("example.pdf")

        For Each barcode As FoundBarcode In barcodes
            Console.WriteLine("Found barcode with type '{0}' and value '{1}' at page {2} at {3}", barcode.Type, barcode.Value, barcode.Page, barcode.Rect.ToString())
        Next

        ' Cleanup
        reader.Dispose()

        Console.WriteLine()
        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.")
        Console.ReadKey()
	End Sub
End Class