Softek Barcode Reader Version 7.0.* Java Interface

The Java Interface to the barcode reading toolkit is currently support on the
following platforms:

Linux i386
Win32
Apple OSX
Solaris Sparc

Manual pages for the properties and methods can be found at:

http://www.bardecode.com/help/index.html

Note that the following methods have not yet been implemented:

GetBarStringDirection, GetBarStringPos, ScanBarCodeFromDIB and SetScanRect

Linux i386 Installation
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1. From the standard distribution of the barcode reader toolkit for linux, copy the file lib/libbardecode.so to /usr/lib or to a location specified by the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

2. Copy lib/linux/libbardecode_jni.so to /usr/lib or to a location specified by the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

3. Set the CLASSPATH environment variable to include this folder (so that the Softek.Barcode class can be found).

4. Run the sample with the command "java sample"

Win32 Installation
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1. Copy lib/win32/bardecode_jni.dll to your windows system folder.

2. Set the CLASSPATH environment variable to include this folder (so that the Softek.Barcode class can be found).

3. Run the sample with the command "java sample"


Apple OSX Installation
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1. From the standard distribution of the barcode reader toolkit for linux, copy the file lib/libbardecode.dylib to /usr/lib or to a location specified by the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

2. Copy lib/linux/libbardecode_jni.jnilib to /usr/lib/java or to a location specified by the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

3. Set the CLASSPATH environment variable to include this folder (so that the Softek.Barcode class can be found).

4. Run the sample with the command "java sample"

Solaris Sparc Installation
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1. From the standard distribution of the barcode reader toolkit for solaris sparc, copy the file lib/libbardecode.so to /usr/local/lib or to a location specified by the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

2. Copy lib/sparc/libbardecode_jni.so to /usr/local/lib or to a location specified by the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

3. If necessary, install the libtiff and libjpeg packages. These can be downloaded from http://sunfreeware.com and will normally create shared objects for libtiff and libjpeg in /usr/local/lib.

4. Set the CLASSPATH environment variable to include this folder (so that the Softek.Barcode class can be found).

5. Run the sample with the command "java sample"

