ByteScout Data Extraction 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 and ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

Continuous learning is a crucial part of computer science and this tutorial shows how to read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk in VB.NET

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 Data Extraction Suite: the bundle that includes three SDK tools for data extraction from PDF, scans, images and from spreadsheets: PDF Extractor SDK, Data Extraction SDK, Barcode Reader SDK. It can read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk in VB.NET.

The SDK samples given below describe how to quickly make your application do read barcodes from pdf with barcode reader sdk in VB.NET with the help of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. This VB.NET 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! 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.

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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