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…
The default time out for the scan of a page on Linux is 5000ms, but how can you detect if a time out has occurred? The following snippet of C code can be used in bardecode.c at the end of the main function… uint16 t; STGetParameter(hBarcode, ST_DID_TIMEOUT, &t) ; if (t)
Here is a list of all possible values that can be returned for the bar code type. Note that GS1-128 is a subset of Code 128 and is controlled by the ReadCode128 property. Value Property STSetParameter value for Linux “CODABAR” ReadCodabar ST_READ_CODABAR “CODE128” ReadCode128 ST_READ_CODE128 “CODE25” ReadCode25 ST_READ_CODE25 “CODE39” ReadCode39 ST_READ_CODE39 “CODE93” ReadCode93 ST_READ_CODE93 “DATABAR”
The mobile SDK has been updated to include Android Developer Studio example projects and a fix to the Scanner class that prevents the example app from running. The new version of the SDK can be downloaded from the following page: http://www.bardecode.com/en1/quick-download/
It is possible to store binary data in DataMatrix barcodes, but how do you go about accurately recovering the information? Take the simple and obvious example of a datamatrix barcode that contains the text “ABCDE”. This can be encoded in multiple ways (e.g C40 or Text Encoding) but the output from the reader will always
Softek SDK for Win 8.2.1 Released with the following changes and enhancements: Important: A new license key will be required for this version of the SDK. Quality Score – each bar code is now assigned a quality score between 1 and 5. The score can be used either to assist in development or as a