A 64-bit version of the iOS SDK has been released. From February 2015 Apple will not accept applications without native 64-bit support so it is important for iOS developers who are using our SDK to upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible. If you require a new license key then please contact sales@bardecode.com
The following code as been kindly contributed by a developer to show how to use the SoftekBarcode DLL interface with Python: Python 2.7: import ctypes from ctypes import * import os # Set up the path to SoftekBarcode.dll softek = r’C:\\Your\\Path\\To\\softek_barcode_sdk\\x86′ os.environ[‘PATH’] = ‘;’.join([softek, os.environ[‘PATH’]]) softekDLL = ctypes.OleDLL(os.path.join(softek, ‘SoftekBarcode.dll’)) # Create Barcode Instance and Set
The Linux version of our SDK now supports the Centos 6 and Ubuntu 12.10 distributions with a ready made builds.
The ScanBarCodeFromBitmap function allows you to read bar codes from memory bitmaps rather than image files held on disk. The function takes a handle to a bitmap as the parameter rather than the path to a file containing the image. It is normally referred to as an HBITMAP by programmers. You can create a bitmap
Some of the Cormorants recently stayed at the fantastic Velo Jaune B&B in Bourg d’Oisans, France and tackled some of the classic climbs in the Alps including Alpe d’Huez and the Croix de Fer. Alan and Lynne provided the perfect base to go out and tackle the mountains and provided both great food and comfortable
This article discusses how to use BardecodeFiler to collate pages containing the same bar code value from various PDF documents. For example, say you receive orders from customers and each order form contains a bar code that identified the customer with a unique code. You scan the order forms in random batches as they are
We are delighted to see that Softek Software’s CRT smart cycling kit has been used in a review of the Scott Addict 10 in the July issue of Cycling Plus…
If you try to install the Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit on a default installation of Ubuntu 12.10 then you may see the following message when you run ./configure.sh: Sorry – no build of bardecoder will work on this version of linux Please contact support@bardecode.com for further advice This is because Ubuntu 12.10 uses libtiff5 rather
The main changes for version 7.6.1 are in the areas of performance control and recognition of skewed bar codes. Performance Control TimeOut is a new property that specifies the maximum amount of time the toolkit should spend searching for a barcode within a single page of a document. It does not include the time taken
Code 39 is one of the most popular types of bar code and considered one of the easiest to work with, but there are a number of pitfalls that can catch you out if you’re not careful. This article aims to give you an overview of how Code 39 works and what to watch out