Command line examples

Basic barcode reading from a file

Read code39 barcode. Output is the default JSON format:

BarcodeReaderCLI -type=code39 "your_file.tif"

Read code39 barcode. Output just text value to the console:

BarcodeReaderCLI -type=code39 "your_file.tif" -format=text --output-text="{text}"

Read barcodes from Web-based images using URL

Read barcodes from Web-based images. Read from multiple images with a single call, each reading a different barcode type.

BarcodeReaderCLI -type=pdf417 "https://your_site/your_file.jpg" -type=code39 "https://your_side/your_file.pdf"

Specify options and sources in a configuration file

BarcodeReaderCLI @"brcli-example.config"

Read Driver's License barcodes

BarcodeReaderCLI -type=drvlic "your_file.pdf"

Read barcodes from multiple files in a folder

Read barcodes in a folder and sub-folders. Limit file types to BMP and PDF

BarcodeReaderCLI -type=pdf417 -sub -incl="*.bmp *.pdf" "your_folder"

Read barcodes using Targeted Barcode Reader (TBR)

Read using TBR Code 120

BarcodeReaderCLI -type=datamatrix -tbr=120 "your_file.bmp"

Read non-English barcode text values

Processing is configured in encoding.config file. Features in this example

Read multiple barcode types set in -type= option.
Output results to multiple files with output= options (JSON, CSV, and TEXT files)
Output to text files using thetemplate.txt file, configure with -output-text= option.
Limit type date in the output with -fields= option
Define macros with -d= option and expanding
Use -encoding= option to convert barcode values to localized text

BarcodeReaderCLI @"encoding.config" -output=console

# ============   OPTIONS
-type=pdf417,qr,datamatrix 

# ============   INPUT
-d="SRCDIR=images/encoding/"
-d="OUTDIR={path.tmp}/brcli/"

"{SRCDIR}QR.UTF8.japanese.プライバシーマーク.png"

# ===========    Read language-encoded barcodes
#                USE 'encoding' to get UTF8 text
-encoding=CP1256
"{SRCDIR}DM.CP1256.arabic.بساطة لأنه الأل.tif" 

-encoding=BIG5
"{SRCDIR}PDF417.big5.Chinese.包含一杯准饮料.bmp" 

-encoding=CP1251
"{SRCDIR}PDF417.cp1251.russian.ЙшзщЪфг.bmp" 

# ============== Read UTF8-encoded barcodes in various languages
-encoding=	# Disable encoding
"{SRCDIR}PDF417.UTF8.pdf"

# ============   OUPUT
# Select fields in output files
-fields=text,type,path,encoding 

# Set output files
-output="{OUTDIR}utf8.json" 
-output="{OUTDIR}utf8.csv"

# Set format for TEXT output
-output-text="./template.txt"
-output="{OUTDIR}utf8.txt"