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Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit with Docker and .Net

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The Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit can now be used with Docker and .Net with multi-platform support in a single NuGet package.

Key facts:

  • .Net Standard 2.0
  • Includes native DLL files for OSX, Windows (x86 & x64) and Linux (x86 & x64).
  • Automatically selects correct native DLL at run-time (see below).
  • Reads barcodes from TIF or JPEG files/byte arrays or streams.

To use the package:

  1. In Visual Studio right click on the project and select “Manage NuGet Packages”
  2. Search for “softekbarcodenetstandard”
  3. Click on the package and then Install

After installation you should be able to add code similar to the following…

Example code:

Read from a file:
SoftekBarcodeNetStandard.BarcodeReader barcode = new SoftekBarcodeNetStandard.BarcodeReader();
int n = barcode.ScanBarCode(“somefile.tif”);

Read from a stream…

Stream s = Upload.OpenReadStream();
SoftekBarcodeNetStandard.BarcodeReader barcode = new SoftekBarcodeNetStandard.BarcodeReader();
int n = barcode.ScanBarCodeFromStream(s);

Read from a byte array:

SoftekBarcodeNetStandard.BarcodeReader barcode = new SoftekBarcodeNetStandard.BarcodeReader();
int n = barcode.ScanBarCodeFromByteArray(data);

Use of Native DLL Files

Note that the NuGet package includes the following native DLL/shared object files:

  • SoftekBarcodeDLL.dll (Windows x86)
  • SoftekBarcode64DLL.dll (Windows x64)
  • libbardecode_linux.so (Linux x86)
  • libbardecode_64linux.so (Linux x64)
  • libbardecode_osx.dylib (Mac OSX)

These files are automatically copied to the output folder when the project is built. At run-time the SoftekBarcodeNetStandard DLL seamlessly loads functions from the appropriate native DLL/shared object file.

If you have any questions or need further information please contact nuget@bardecode.com

 

 

 

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