ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Batch read from files with barcode reader sdk

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ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Batch read from files with barcode reader sdk

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How to batch read from files with barcode reader sdk in C# using ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

Step-by-step tutorial on how to batch read from files with barcode reader sdk in C#

An easy to understand guide on how to batch read from files with barcode reader sdk in C# with this source code sample. ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is the set that includes 3 SDK products for data extraction from PDF, scans, images and from spreadsheets: PDF Extractor SDK, Data Extraction SDK, Barcode Reader SDK. It can be applied to batch read from files with barcode reader sdk using C#.

The following code snippet for ByteScout Data Extraction Suite works best when you need to quickly batch read from files with barcode reader sdk in your C# application. IF you want to implement the functionality, just copy and paste this code for C# below into your code editor with your app, compile and run your application. Complete and detailed tutorials and documentation are available along with installed ByteScout Data Extraction Suite if you’d like to learn more about the topic and the details of the API.

If you want to try other source code samples then the free trial version of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is available for download from our website. Just try other source code samples for C#.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.IO;
using Bytescout.BarCodeReader;

namespace BatchProcessing
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Get all JPG files from the current folder
            string[] filesToScan = Directory.GetFiles(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "*.jpg");

            // Open file to export results
            StreamWriter resultsCsvFile = File.CreateText("results.csv");

            // Create barcode reader instance
            Reader reader = new Reader();
            reader.RegistrationName = "demo";
            reader.RegistrationKey = "demo";

            // Set barcode types for searching
            reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.EAN13 = true;
            
            // Iterate over images and read barcodes
            foreach (string file in filesToScan)
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine("Reading barcodes from image \"{0}\"...", file);

                /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                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 from image
                FoundBarcode[] barcodes = reader.ReadFrom(file);

                // Display results in console
                foreach (FoundBarcode barcode in barcodes)
                    Console.WriteLine("Found barcode with type \"{0}\" and value \"{1}\".", barcode.Type, barcode.Value);

                // Write results to file in CSV format. Note, you can also export to TXT and XML.
                string csv = reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToCSV();
                resultsCsvFile.Write(csv);
            }

			// Cleanup
            reader.Dispose();
            resultsCsvFile.Dispose();


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