ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – VB.NET – Decoding barcodes from pdf by pages with barcode reader sdk

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decoding barcodes from pdf by pages with barcode reader sdk in VB.NET with ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

Simple tutorial on how to do decoding barcodes from pdf by pages with barcode reader sdk in VB.NET

The samples of source code documentation give a quick and simple method to apply a required functionality into your application. ByteScout Data Extraction Suite was made to help with decoding barcodes from pdf by pages with barcode reader sdk in VB.NET. 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.

The below SDK samples describe how to quickly make your application do decoding barcodes from pdf by pages with barcode reader sdk in VB.NET with the help of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. Follow the steps-by-step instructions from the scratch to work and copy and paste code for VB.NET into your editor. These VB.NET sample examples can be used in one or many applications.

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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

        ' Input filename
        Dim fileName As String = "example.pdf"

        ' Pages from which barcodes to be fetched
        Dim readFromPages() As Int32 = {1, 2}

        For Each pageNo As Int32 In readFromPages

            Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine + "Reading barcodes from PDF page {0}...", pageNo)

            ' Decoding barcodes from PDF on page-by-page basis instead of reading whole page
            Dim barcodes As FoundBarcode() = reader.ReadFrom(fileName, (pageNo - 1))

            ' Found results
            For Each barcode As FoundBarcode In barcodes
                Console.WriteLine("Found Barcode, Type: '{0}', Value: '{1}', Position: {2}", barcode.Type, barcode.Value, barcode.Rect)
            Next

        Next

        ' Cleanup
        reader.Dispose()

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