Reading Barcodes

Take the following steps to start a project:

Start Visual Studio .NET.
Choose File->New->Project… from the menu.
In the New Project dialog box, Choose either "Visual C# Projects" or "Visual Basic Projects" in the Projects Type List, and choose "Windows Application " in the Templates List.
Type the project name as "GetFastTwainScan" in the Project Name field, and then choose OK. If desired, type a new location for your project or select a directory using the Browse button, and then choose OK.
In the "Solution Explorer" window, right-click on the "References" folder, and select "Add Reference…" from the context menu. In the Add Reference dialog box, select the ".NET" tab and browse to Leadtools For .NET "LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 15\Bin\DotNet\Win32" folder and select the following DLLs:
- Leadtools.dll
- Leadtools.Barcode.dll
- Leadtools.Codecs.dll
Click the Select button and then press the OK button to add the above DLLs to the application.
Switch to Form1 code view (right-click Form1 in the solution explorer then select View Code ) and add the following lines at the beginning of the file:
[Visual Basic]
```
 
Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Codecs
Imports Leadtools.Barcode
```
[C#]
```
 
using Leadtools;
using Leadtools.Codecs;
using Leadtools.Barcode;
```
Drag and drop two buttons in Form1. Change the following properties: Property Value: Name: btnLoadImage Text: Load Image Name: btnReadBarCode Text: Read Bar Code

Add an event handler to the Form1 Load event and add the following code

Visual Basic


Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
   ' Note that this is a sample key, which will not work in your toolkit
   RasterSupport.Unlock(Leadtools.RasterSupportType.Barcodes1D, "TestKey")
   BarcodeEngine.Startup(BarcodeMajorTypeFlags.Barcodes1d)
   RasterCodecs.Startup()
   _barEngine = New BarcodeEngine()
   _codecs = New RasterCodecs()
End Sub


private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   // Note that this is a sample key, which will not work in your toolkit
   RasterSupport.Unlock(Leadtools.RasterSupportType.Barcodes1D, "TestKey");
   BarcodeEngine.Startup(BarcodeMajorTypeFlags.Barcodes1d);
   RasterCodecs.Startup();
   _barEngine = new BarcodeEngine();
   _codecs = new RasterCodecs();
}

Add an event handler to the Form1 FormClosing event and add the following code

Visual Basic


Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles MyBase.FormClosing
   BarcodeEngine.Shutdown()
End Sub


private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
   BarcodeEngine.Shutdown();
}

Add the following private variables to Form1 class:

Visual Basic


Dim _image As RasterImage
Dim _barEngine As BarcodeEngine
Dim _codecs As RasterCodecs
Dim _readBarData As RasterCollection(Of BarcodeData)


RasterImage _image;
BarcodeEngine _barEngine;
RasterCodecs _codecs;
RasterCollection<BarcodeData> _readBarData;

Add the following code for the btnLoadImage control’s click procedure:

Visual Basic


Private Sub btnLoadImage_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnLoadImage.Click
   _image = _codecs.Load("C:\Program Files\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 15\Images\barcode1.tif")
End Sub


private void btnLoadImage_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   _image = _codecs.Load(@"C:\Program Files\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 15\Images\barcode1.tif");
}

Add the following code for the btnReadBarCode control’s click procedure:

Visual Basic


Private Sub btnReadBarCode_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnReadBarCode.Click
   Dim searchRect As Rectangle = New Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0)
   Dim bar1d As Barcode1d = New Barcode1d()
   bar1d.ErrorCheck = True
   bar1d.Granularity = 9
   bar1d.Direction = BarcodeDirectionFlags.LeftToRight

   Dim barRPdf As BarcodeReadPdf = New BarcodeReadPdf()
   barRPdf.Direction = BarcodeDirectionFlags.LeftToRight

   Dim barColor As BarcodeColor = New BarcodeColor()
   barColor.BarColor = Color.Black
   barColor.SpaceColor = Color.White

   Try
      ' The Read method will search for all linear barcodes in the whole bitmap
      _readBarData = _barEngine.Read(_image, _
                                     searchRect, _
                                     BarcodeSearchTypeFlags.Barcode1dReadAnyType, _
                                     BarcodeUnit.ScanlinesPerPixels, _
                                     BarcodeReadFlags.None, _
                                     0, _
                                     bar1d, _
                                     barRPdf, _
                                     barColor)

      Dim count As Integer = _readBarData.Count
      Dim i As Integer
      For i = 0 To count - 1
         Dim data As BarcodeData = _readBarData(i)
         Dim barDataMsg As String = String.Format("Barcode Data = {0}\nType = {1}\nLeft = {2}\nTop = {3}\nRight = {4}\nBottom = {5}\n", _
                                           BarcodeData.ConvertToStringArray(data.Data), _
                                           data.SearchType, _
                                           data.Location.Left, _
                                           data.Location.Top, _
                                           data.Location.Right, _
                                           data.Location.Bottom)
         MessageBox.Show(Me, barDataMsg)
      Next
   Catch ex As Exception
      MessageBox.Show(Me, ex.Message)
   End Try
End Sub


private void btnReadBarCode_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   Rectangle searchRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0);
   Barcode1d bar1d = new Barcode1d();
   bar1d.ErrorCheck = true;
   bar1d.Granularity = 9;
   bar1d.Direction = BarcodeDirectionFlags.LeftToRight;

   BarcodeReadPdf barRPdf = new BarcodeReadPdf();
   barRPdf.Direction = BarcodeDirectionFlags.LeftToRight;

   BarcodeColor barColor = new BarcodeColor();
   barColor.BarColor = Color.Black;
   barColor.SpaceColor = Color.White;

   try
   {
      // The Read method will search for all linear barcodes in the whole bitmap
      _readBarData = _barEngine.Read(_image,
                                     searchRect,
                                     BarcodeSearchTypeFlags.Barcode1dReadAnyType,
                                     BarcodeUnit.ScanlinesPerPixels,
                                     BarcodeReadFlags.None,
                                     0,
                                     bar1d,
                                     barRPdf,
                                     barColor);

      int count = _readBarData.Count;
      for (int i=0; i<count; i++)
      {
         BarcodeData data = _readBarData[i];
         string barDataMsg = string.Format("Barcode Data = {0}\nType = {1}\nLeft = {2}\nTop = {3}\nRight = {4}\nBottom = {5}\n",
                                           BarcodeData.ConvertToStringArray(data.Data),
                                           data.SearchType,
                                           data.Location.Left,
                                           data.Location.Top,
                                           data.Location.Right,
                                           data.Location.Bottom);
         MessageBox.Show(this, barDataMsg);
      }
   }
   catch (Exception ex)
   {
      MessageBox.Show(this, ex.Message);
   }
}

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