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How to batch read from files with barcode reader sdk in C# and ByteScout Premium Suite

Learn to code in C# to batch read from files with barcode reader sdk with this step-by-step tutorial

Quickly learn how to batch read from files with barcode reader sdk in C# with this sample source code. ByteScout Premium Suite is the bundle that includes twelve SDK products from ByteScout including tools and components for PDF, barcodes, spreadsheets, screen video recording and you can use it to batch read from files with barcode reader sdk with C#.

Want to quickly learn? This fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout Premium Suite for C# plus the guidelines and the code below will help you quickly learn how to batch read from files with barcode reader sdk. 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! Applying C# application mostly includes various stages of the software development so even if the functionality works please test it with your data and the production environment.

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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();
        }
    }
}