Copyright 2002-2008 Softek Software Limited
http:://www.bardecode.com

The Softek Barcode Toolkit reads barcodes from TIF and JPG files. The 'C' API can be used to read barcodes from bitmaps held in memory. You can also create JPG files containing Code 39 and Code 128 barcodes.

This software is not free and should always be licensed when used in a commercial situation. Please contact sales@bardecode.com for more information.

IMPORTANT
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If you only need to read barcodes from bitmaps held in memory then you can avoid linking with libtiff and libjpeg by using the library files in the "slim" folder.


Quick Start:

bin/bardecode -t any -f image/code39.tif

The following folders are included in this archive:

bin - contains the commands bardecode, code39draw and code128draw.

docs - contains documentation in the form of html files.

image - contains sample barcode images.

include - contains the barcode.h include file.

java - contains the Java interface to the barcode toolkit.

lib - contains the static and shared versions of the bardecode library.

perl - contains the SoftekBarcode perl module.

src - contains the source to the bardecode.c program. The source for the baardecode library or the draw programs are not included. There is no need to build any programs unless you wish to modify the bardecode.c source.

IMPORTANT: If you wish to use the run bardecode as a shared library then please do the following:

1. Copy lib/libbardecode.so to /usr/lib
2. From the src folder, run "make shared". This will compile and link bardecode.c with the shared library.
