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GUI Example For Barcode Reading - VB.NET

BarCode Reader SDK sample in VB.NET demonstrating ‘GUI Example For Barcode Reading’

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Form1.Designer.vb
��Partial Class Form1

	''' <summary>

	''' Required designer variable.

	''' </summary>

	Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer = Nothing



	''' <summary>

	''' Clean up any resources being used.

	''' </summary>

	''' <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>

	Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(disposing As Boolean)

		If disposing AndAlso (components IsNot Nothing) Then

			components.Dispose()

		End If

		MyBase.Dispose(disposing)

	End Sub



	#Region "Windows Form Designer generated code"



	''' <summary>

	''' Required method for Designer support - do not modify

	''' the contents of this method with the code editor.

	''' </summary>

	Private Sub InitializeComponent()

		Me.label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()

		Me.buttonBrowse = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()

		Me.pictureBoxBarcode = New System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox()

		Me.textBoxFileName = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()

		Me.textBoxResults = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()

		Me.label2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()

		Me.openFileDialog = New System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog()

		Me.checkBoxAll1D = New System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox()

		Me.checkBoxAll2D = New System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox()

		Me.buttonSearch = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()

		Me.panel1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Panel()

		DirectCast(Me.pictureBoxBarcode, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()

		Me.panel1.SuspendLayout()

		Me.SuspendLayout()

		' 

		' label1

		' 

		Me.label1.AutoSize = True

		Me.label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(9, 9)

		Me.label1.Name = "label1"

		Me.label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(120, 13)

		Me.label1.TabIndex = 0

		Me.label1.Text = "Image or PDF file name:"

		' 

		' buttonBrowse

		' 

		Me.buttonBrowse.Anchor = CType((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)

		Me.buttonBrowse.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(792, 23)

		Me.buttonBrowse.Name = "buttonBrowse"

		Me.buttonBrowse.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(78, 23)

		Me.buttonBrowse.TabIndex = 0

		Me.buttonBrowse.Text = "Browse..."

		Me.buttonBrowse.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True

		AddHandler Me.buttonBrowse.Click, New System.EventHandler(AddressOf Me.buttonBrowse_Click)

		' 

		' pictureBoxBarcode

		' 

		Me.pictureBoxBarcode.Anchor = CType((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)

		Me.pictureBoxBarcode.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 0)

		Me.pictureBoxBarcode.Name = "pictureBoxBarcode"

		Me.pictureBoxBarcode.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(138, 113)

		Me.pictureBoxBarcode.SizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.PictureBoxSizeMode.AutoSize

		Me.pictureBoxBarcode.TabIndex = 2

		Me.pictureBoxBarcode.TabStop = False

		' 

		' textBoxFileName

		' 

		Me.textBoxFileName.Anchor = CType(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)

		Me.textBoxFileName.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 25)

		Me.textBoxFileName.Name = "textBoxFileName"

		Me.textBoxFileName.[ReadOnly] = True

		Me.textBoxFileName.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(774, 20)

		Me.textBoxFileName.TabIndex = 0

		' 

		' textBoxResults

		' 

		Me.textBoxResults.Anchor = CType(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)

		Me.textBoxResults.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 486)

		Me.textBoxResults.Multiline = True

		Me.textBoxResults.Name = "textBoxResults"

		Me.textBoxResults.ScrollBars = System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Both

		Me.textBoxResults.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(858, 102)

		Me.textBoxResults.TabIndex = 4

		' 

		' label2

		' 

		Me.label2.AutoSize = True

		Me.label2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 470)

		Me.label2.Name = "label2"

		Me.label2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(87, 13)

		Me.label2.TabIndex = 5

		Me.label2.Text = "Found barcodes:"

		' 

		' openFileDialog

		' 

		Me.openFileDialog.Filter = "Image and PDF files|*.bmp;*.gif;*.tif;*.tiff;*.png;*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.pdf|All files|*" & ".*"

		' 

		' checkBoxAll1D

		' 

		Me.checkBoxAll1D.AutoSize = True

		Me.checkBoxAll1D.Checked = True

		Me.checkBoxAll1D.CheckState = System.Windows.Forms.CheckState.Checked

		Me.checkBoxAll1D.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 51)

		Me.checkBoxAll1D.Name = "checkBoxAll1D"

		Me.checkBoxAll1D.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(359, 17)

		Me.checkBoxAll1D.TabIndex = 1

		Me.checkBoxAll1D.Text = "One-dimensional (linear) barcodes (Code39, Code128, GS1, EAN, etc.)"

		Me.checkBoxAll1D.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True

		' 

		' checkBoxAll2D

		' 

		Me.checkBoxAll2D.AutoSize = True

		Me.checkBoxAll2D.Checked = True

		Me.checkBoxAll2D.CheckState = System.Windows.Forms.CheckState.Checked

		Me.checkBoxAll2D.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 74)

		Me.checkBoxAll2D.Name = "checkBoxAll2D"

		Me.checkBoxAll2D.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(363, 17)

		Me.checkBoxAll2D.TabIndex = 2

		Me.checkBoxAll2D.Text = "Two-dimensional barcodes (Aztec, PDF417, QR Code, Datamatrix, etc.)"

		Me.checkBoxAll2D.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True

		' 

		' buttonSearch

		' 

		Me.buttonSearch.Anchor = CType((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)

		Me.buttonSearch.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CByte(204))

		Me.buttonSearch.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(742, 51)

		Me.buttonSearch.Name = "buttonSearch"

		Me.buttonSearch.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(128, 40)

		Me.buttonSearch.TabIndex = 3

		Me.buttonSearch.Text = "Search Barcodes"

		Me.buttonSearch.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True

		AddHandler Me.buttonSearch.Click, New System.EventHandler(AddressOf Me.buttonSearchBarcodes_Click)

		' 

		' panel1

		' 

		Me.panel1.Anchor = CType((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)

		Me.panel1.AutoScroll = True

		Me.panel1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDark

		Me.panel1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle

		Me.panel1.Controls.Add(Me.pictureBoxBarcode)

		Me.panel1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 97)

		Me.panel1.Name = "panel1"

		Me.panel1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(858, 370)

		Me.panel1.TabIndex = 9

		' 

		' Form1

		' 

		Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F)

		Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font

		Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(882, 600)

		Me.Controls.Add(Me.panel1)

		Me.Controls.Add(Me.buttonSearch)

		Me.Controls.Add(Me.checkBoxAll2D)

		Me.Controls.Add(Me.checkBoxAll1D)

		Me.Controls.Add(Me.label2)

		Me.Controls.Add(Me.textBoxResults)

		Me.Controls.Add(Me.textBoxFileName)

		Me.Controls.Add(Me.buttonBrowse)

		Me.Controls.Add(Me.label1)

		Me.Name = "Form1"

		Me.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen

		Me.Text = "Barcode Reader"

		DirectCast(Me.pictureBoxBarcode, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit()

		Me.panel1.ResumeLayout(False)

		Me.panel1.PerformLayout()

		Me.ResumeLayout(False)

		Me.PerformLayout()



	End Sub



	#End Region



	Private label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label

	Private buttonBrowse As System.Windows.Forms.Button

	Private pictureBoxBarcode As System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox

	Private textBoxFileName As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

	Private textBoxResults As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

	Private label2 As System.Windows.Forms.Label

	Private openFileDialog As System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog

	Private checkBoxAll1D As System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox

	Private checkBoxAll2D As System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox

	Private buttonSearch As System.Windows.Forms.Button

	Private panel1 As System.Windows.Forms.Panel

End Class
Form1.vb
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports Bytescout.BarCodeReader

Public Partial Class Form1
	Inherits Form
	Public Sub New()
		InitializeComponent()
	End Sub

    Private _fileName As String = ""

	Private Sub buttonBrowse_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
		Dim result As DialogResult = openFileDialog.ShowDialog()

		If result = DialogResult.OK Then
			_fileName = openFileDialog.FileName
			textBoxFileName.Text = _fileName

			Try
				Dim bmp As New Bitmap(_fileName)
				pictureBoxBarcode.Image = bmp
			Catch generatedExceptionName As Exception
				pictureBoxBarcode.Image = Nothing
			End Try
		End If
	End Sub

	Private Sub buttonSearchBarcodes_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
		FindBarcodes()
	End Sub

	Private Sub FindBarcodes()
        If String.IsNullOrEmpty(_fileName) Then
            Return
        End If

		Dim reader As New Reader()
		reader.RegistrationName = "demo"
		reader.RegistrationKey = "demo"

		If checkBoxAll1D.Checked Then
			reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.All1D = True
		End If
		If checkBoxAll2D.Checked Then
			reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.All2D = True
		End If

		Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor

        ' -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        ' NOTE: We can read barcodes from specific page to increase performance .
        ' For sample please refer to "Decoding barcodes from PDF by pages" program.
        ' ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 

		Dim foundBarcodes As FoundBarcode() = reader.ReadFrom(_fileName)
		ResetCursor()

		Dim data As New List(Of String)()

		If foundBarcodes.Length = 0 Then
			data.Add("No barcodes found")
		Else
			For Each barcode As FoundBarcode In foundBarcodes
                data.Add(String.Format("Type ""{0}"" and value ""{1}""", barcode.Type, barcode.Value))
			Next
		End If

        ' Cleanup
        reader.Dispose()

        textBoxResults.Lines = data.ToArray()
	End Sub
End Class
Program.vb
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Windows.Forms

NotInheritable Class Program
	Private Sub New()
	End Sub
	''' <summary>
	''' The main entry point for the application.
	''' </summary>
	<STAThread> _
	Friend Shared Sub Main()
		Application.EnableVisualStyles()
		Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(False)
		Application.Run(New Form1())
	End Sub
End Class

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