Overview When set to TRUE the toolkit will search for GS1 Databar barcodes. The following types of GS1 Databar are supported: RSS-14 RSS-14 Truncated RSS-14 Stacked RSS-14 Stacked Omnidirectional RSS Limited RSS Expanded RSS Expanded Stacked Please note the the bounding rectangle for stacked versions of the barcode currently only includes either the top-most
Overview The DatabarOptions property can be used to set various options for GS1 Databar recognition. All options are turned on by default, but some applications may find it useful to disable certain features for performance reasons. The property works as a mask and can be constructed from the following values: 1 Read the supplementary 2-D
We are pleased to announce a VIN (vehicle identification number) barcode reader for the iPhone 3GS model. Although a VIN barcode is just a Code 39 barcode, a type which is supported by the existing version of the toolkit, it’s slightly long for reliable reading through the view finder. The narrow bars and spaces tend
Version 7.3.1 of the Softek Barcode Reader SDK for Windows has now been released containing 2 important improvements to the toolkit. Color Images Previous versions of the toolkit used a single threshold value to determine whether a pixel was considered black or white. Although the toolkit tried to calculate this value, it was often
Shape Services GmbH has launched a new price comparison application for iPhones and iPod Touch devices that uses the Softek Barcode Reader engine… Make your shopping smarter. Use Barcode Reader it to compare prices, find more details about the product or save search results for future. Just take a photo of any printed barcode and
We’re pleased to announce that the following features will be supported in the next release of the toolkit: 1. Color Images The next version of the toolkit will remove the need to manually set color threshold levels for virtually all images. A new property called ColorProcessingLevel will control the amount of time spent searching a color
We’re pleased to announce that the barcode reader SDK will soon be available for the iPhone. We currently have pre-release copies available for interested developers, so please contact sales@softeksoftware.co.uk for further details and a download link.
The bardecode command provides an interface to the barcode reader toolkit from the shell. For example, the following command will scan an image file for barcodes and print the values: bardecode -t any -m -f somefile.tif Options are flags such as -m, which may or may not take an argument long options are property name
Overview The AllowDuplicateValues can be used to stop the toolkit from reporting duplicate barcodes on the same page in an image. This can be useful for images where the middle section of a barcode is badly damaged or missing. With the property set to TRUE the toolkit may report that there are 2 barcodes of
BitmapResolution is the resolution of the bitmap to be scanned in ScanBarCodeFromBitmap, in dots per inch. This value only effects the expected size of the quiet area around a barcode and for most images can be left to the default value. Type: SHORT Default value: 200