We’re pleased to announce that version 8.3.3.5 of the Windows barcode reader SDK has been released. This version has significant speed improvements to datamatrix recognition and enhanced support for datamatrix barcodes printed in a dotted pattern. Here’s the full list of changes: Fix for random barcode coordinates when MultipleRead is not enabled. Fix for false
The Softek Barcode Reader SDK and our BardecodeFiler Windows application both use ‘regex’ pattern matching for matching barcode values. We often get asked advice on how to build a regex so we thought a short guide to the basics might be useful. Here is a simple example: ^\d{5}$ So let’s break it down: ^
The following script can be used for barcode testing on Linux in a similar way to the test option in SoftekSDKDemo (using the same options): echo “Test only with supplied options” r=`./bardecode $*` if test -n “$r” then echo “Found barcode: $r” exit fi echo “Test: Small quiet zones around barcodes (-q 10)” r=`./bardecode -q
Version 8.3.3.3 of our barcode reader SDK for Windows has been released. This should be of particular interest to developers using Chinese characters in QR Codes and anyone reading PDF417 barcodes. 1. Performance improvement for images with certain types of repeated pattern. 2. Fix for recognition of Kanji characters using the Kanji byte compaction scheme
If you are handling binary data in barcodes such as you find in some 2-D barcodes (PDF417, QrCode or DataMatrix) then the following method will allow you to create a byte array that contains the original binary data from the barcode – including all the null and 8-bit values. 1. Using Quoted printable Encoding barcode.Encoding
Here’s a quick example of how to create and build a simple C++ program that calls the basic Bardecode C library functions… It’s assumed that you have already downloaded the Linux version of our SDK and are working in the installation folder. The code: #include using namespace std; extern “C” { #include “include/barcode.h” } int
Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit for Windows Version 8.3.2 has been released. The changes in this version are all related to PDF processing: The Foxit/Debenu Quick PDF Library has been upgraded to version 1511. If the toolkit is unable to open a document using the Foxit/Debenu direct access functions then it will automatically revert to the
Here are some handy tips for mixing LoadXMLSettings and property setting functions… So what is LoadXMLSettings? This is a function that allows you to load properties for the Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit from an XML file (or string in XML format). One special feature of this allows you to load multiple sets of properties that
The following new releases are now available for download: 1. Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit for Windows Version 8.3.1 Main changes: Improved handling of skewed images. Support for extended Datamatrix rectangle formats. Upgrade to Debenu PDF Library Version 14.11 Support for password protected PDF files Download from http://www.bardecode.com/en1/download/ License key compatibility: Keys valid for version 8.2.1
We’re often asked one of the following questions: Either: How big should my barcode be? Or: What resolution should I be scanning at? In both cases people want to get the best results from their barcode software, however the truth is that the size of the barcode and the resolution of the scan are linked…