Accusoft.BarcodeXpress.Net 13.5.2308-preview

Overview

The BarcodeXpress SDK includes all functionality needed for detecting, reading and writing more than 30 types of barcodes with speed and accuracy.

This powerful control accurately reads and writes common industry 1D and 2D barcodes, detecting them anywhere on the page, in any orientation. You can build .NET applications that recognize multiple barcodes in pages, up to 1000 pages per minute.

Our barcode SDK is not only fast and accurate, but easy to integrate into your applications. With this NuGet package and our user-friendly API you can add barcode capabilities to your application in minutes.

Supported Barcode Types

1D Barcodes

• Add-2
• Add-5
• Airline 2 of 5
• Australia Post 4-State Code
• BCD Matrix
• Codabar
• Code 128 (A,B,C)
• Code 2 of 5
• Code 32
• Code 39
• Code 39 Extended
• Code 93
• Code 93 Extended
• DataLogic 2 of 5
• EAN 128 (GS1, UCC)
• EAN-13
• EAN-8
• GS1 DataBar
• Industrial 2 of 5
• Intelligent Mail (OneCode)
• Interleaved 2 of 5
• Invert 2 of 5
• ITF-14 / SCC-14
• Matrix 2 of 5
• Patch Codes
• PLANET
• PostNet
• Royal Mail (RM4SCC)
• UCC 128
• UPC-A
• UPC-E
• UPU 4-State

2D Barcodes

• QR
• Micro QR
• Aztec
• PDF 417
• Micro PDF 417
• Datamatrix

See more information about our supported barcodes in our official documentation.

Usage

Basic Example

using (System.Drawing.Bitmap bitmap = new System.Drawing.Bitmap("path/to/file.png"))
using (BarcodeXpress barcodeXpress = new BarcodeXpress("."))
{
    var results = barcodeXpress.reader.Analyze(bitmap);

    foreach(var result in results)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(result.BarcodeValue);
    }
}

How to set different barcode types

BarcodeXpress barcodeXpress = new BarcodeXpress(".");
barcodeXpress.reader.BarcodeTypes = new Accusoft.BarcodeXpressSdk.BarcodeType[]{ BarcodeType.QRCodeBarcode, BarcodeType.Code39Barcode};

How to set recognition parameters

// If a barcode has a checksum, the checksum will be appended to the end of the barcode value.
barcodeXpress.reader.AppendCheckSum = true;
// Specify the area in which Barcode Xpress search for barcodes
barcodeXpress.reader.Area = new System.Drawing.Rectangle(0, 0, 200, 200);
// For 1D barcodes only, specify many pixels are skipped while scanning
// Setting ScanDistance to 4 means every 4th line will be scanned.
barcodeXpress.reader.ScanDistance = 4;
// Specify the directions in which to search for barcodes
barcodeXpress.reader.Orientation = OrientationInfo.HorizontalVerticalDiagonal;
// Scan the image one more time at a reduced resolution to find hard to read barcodes.
barcodeXpress.reader.AdditionalReadingPass = true;

How to view results

foreach(var result in results)
{
    string formattedResult = "";
    formattedResult += result.BarcodeType + "\n";
    // BarcodeValue is the value encoded by the barcode.
    formattedResult += "Value: " + result.BarcodeValue + "\n";
    // Confidence can be 1 through 100. Below 30 is considered to be unsolved.
    formattedResult += "Confidence: " + result.Confidence.ToString() + "\n";
    // Barcode Xpress also returns the coordinates of the barcode
    formattedResult += "Point 1: " + result.Point1.X.ToString() + " " + result.Point1.Y.ToString() + "\n";
    formattedResult += "Point 2: " + result.Point2.X.ToString() + " " + result.Point2.Y.ToString() + "\n";
    formattedResult += "Point 3: " + result.Point3.X.ToString() + " " + result.Point3.Y.ToString() + "\n";
    formattedResult += "Point 4: " + result.Point4.X.ToString() + " " + result.Point4.Y.ToString() + "\n";
    // The skew determines how much the barcode is rotated
    formattedResult += "Skew: " + result.Skew.ToString();
    Console.WriteLine(formattedResult);
}

Creating Barcodes

Creating a 1D barcode

BarcodeXpress barcodeXpress = new BarcodeXpress(".");
// Set barcode type
barcodeXpress.writer.BarcodeType = BarcodeType.Code128Barcode;
// Set barcode value
barcodeXpress.writer.BarcodeValue = "ABC123";
// Set the minimum width and height
barcodeXpress.writer.MinimumBarWidth = 10;
barcodeXpress.writer.MinimumBarHeight = 20;
// Write the barcode to a bitmap
Bitmap bitmap = barcodeXpress.writer.CreateBitmap();

Creating a QR code

// Instantiate a WriterQRCode object
WriterQRCode qrWriter = new WriterQRCode(barcodeXpress);
// Set the barcode value
qrWriter.BarcodeValue = "This is a qr code.";
// Set the error correction level
qrWriter.ErrorCorrectionLevel = QRCodeErrorCorrectionLevel.ErrorCorrectionM;

How to call licensing methods

// If you have a paid license, you must call these methods.
// The values required below can be found by logging into the customer portal.
barcodeXpress.Licensing.SetSolutionName("YourSolutionName");
barcodeXpress.Licensing.SetSolutionKey(0x000001, 0x000001, 0x000002, 0x000003);
// You only need to call SetOEMLicenseKey if you have an OEM license.
barcodeXpress.Licensing.SetOEMLicenseKey("2.0.ReallyLongLicenseStringThatYouCanFindOnTheCustomerPortal");       

Features

• Detect, read, and write 1D and 2D barcodes.
• Recognize barcodes located anywhere on a page in any orientation.
• Report confidence values for detected barcodes.
• Seamless integration with Accusoft's Form Processing Suite with streaming support.
• Set a minimum size that barcodes must meet to be returned by the Analyze method by using the Reader.MinimumBarcodeSize parameter.
• Track the internal states of the QR Code as it is being read at any point in the output stream (e.g., Kanji, Numeric, etc.)
• Grayscale (8bpp) detection on various 1D barcode types.
• Report the row and column information for supported 2D barcodes.
• Report the error correction level for 2D barcodes.
• We provide NuGet Packages to simplify the packaging process. NuGet packages make it easy to add, remove, and update libraries and tools in Visual Studio projects that use the .NET Framework.

Licensing

Barcode Xpress does not require a license for evaluation. Simply download our SDK and try it! Barcode results will be partially hidden until a paid license is purchased. Contact info@accusoft.com for more information.

Requirements

Barcode Xpress for .NET Framework is supported on x64 and x86 Windows operating systems of the following versions:

• Windows 8.1
• Windows 10 Versions 1607 and above
• Windows Server 2012 (and R2)
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2019

Development Environments

• .NET 3.5 +

Useful Links

Documentation: https://help.accusoft.com/BarcodeXpress/latest/BxNet/webframe.html

Support: https://www.accusoft.com/support/support-plans/

Get Barcode Xpress: https://www.accusoft.com/products/barcode-xpress/get-it/

Contacts

Accusoft Corporation 4001 North Riverside Drive Tampa, FL 33603 Sales: 813-875-7575 www.accusoft.com

©2021 Accusoft Corporation. All rights reserved.