ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Export results to xml, csv, txt with barcode reader sdk

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How to export results to xml, csv, txt with barcode reader sdk in C# and ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

Continuous learning is a crucial part of computer science and this tutorial shows how to export results to xml, csv, txt with barcode reader sdk in C#

This sample source code below will display you how to export results to xml, csv, txt with barcode reader sdk in C#. ByteScout Data Extraction Suite: 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 export results to xml, csv, txt with barcode reader sdk in C#.

The SDK samples given below describe how to quickly make your application do export results to xml, csv, txt with barcode reader sdk in C# with the help of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. 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! Check C# sample code samples to see if they respond to your needs and requirements for the project.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using Bytescout.BarCodeReader;

namespace ExportResults
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            Reader reader = new Reader();
            reader.RegistrationName = "demo";
			reader.RegistrationKey = "demo";

            // Set barcode type to find
            reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.All1D = 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
            reader.ReadFromFile("barcodes.pdf");


            // Export to files:
            // ================

            // 1. Export found barcodes to XML
            reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToXML("barcodes.xml");

            // 2a. Export found barcodes to CSV with default delimiter, quotation and character encoding
            reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToCSV("barcodes.csv");

            // 2b. Export found barcodes to CSV with custom delimiter, quotation and character encoding
            reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToCSV("barcodes2.csv", "|", "'", Encoding.UTF8);

            // 3a. Export found barcodes to plain text file in default character encoding
            reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToTXT("barcodes.txt");

            // 3b. Export only values of found barcodes to plain text file in custom character encoding
            reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToTXT("barcodes2.txt", true, Encoding.ASCII);


            // Get formatted result to a variable for further processing
            // =========================================================

            // 1a. Get found barcodes as XmlDocument
            XmlDocument xmlDocument = reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToXMLDocument();

            // 1b. Get found barcodes as XML string
            string xmlString = reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToXML();

            // 2a. Get found barcodes as string in CSV format with default delimiter and quotation
            string csv = reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToCSV();

            // 2b. Get found barcodes as string in CSV format with custom delimiter and quotation
            string csv2 = reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToCSV("|", "'");

            // 3. Get found barcodes as string in plain text format
            string txt = reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToTXT();

            // 4. Get found barcodes as string in JSON format
            string jsonString = reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToJSON();
			
			// Cleanup
			reader.Dispose();
        }
    }
}