Batch Read Barcodes From Files - VBScript
BarCode Reader SDK sample in VBScript demonstrating ‘Batch Read Barcodes From Files’
BatchReadFromFiles.vbs
if WScript.Arguments.Count < 2 Then
MsgBox "Run with the folder path as the argument" & vbCRLF & vbCRLF & "BatchReadFromFiles.vbs <InputFolder> <OutputFolder>"
WScript.Quit 0
End If
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' define allowed input images extensions
inputImagesExtensions = "JPG,JPEG,PNG,BMP,PDF,TIF"
Set reader = CreateObject("Bytescout.BarCodeReader.Reader")
' Set barcode types for searching
reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.Code39 = True
reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.QRCode = True
reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.PDF417 = True
reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.EAN13 = True
Set objInputFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(WScript.Arguments(0))
Set objResultsFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile(WScript.Arguments(1), True)
Call ProcessFolder(objInputFolder)
WScript.Quit 0
Sub ProcessFolder(folder)
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(folder.Path)
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
' Check the file type
If inStr(inputImagesExtensions, UCase(objFSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.Name))) > 0 Then
' Read barcode from file
WScript.Echo "Reading from: " & objFile.Path
reader.ReadFromFile objFile.Path
Dim csv
csv = reader.ExportFoundBarcodesToCSV_4
objResultsFile.Write csv
End If
Next
For Each subFolder in folder.SubFolders
ProcessFolder subFolder
Next
End Sub
run.bat
REM running from the command line
cscript.exe BatchReadFromFiles.vbs "input" "results.csv"
pause