C# Code 39 Reader Library
C# Imaging - Read Linear Code 39 in C#.NET

Code 39 Decoding in C#.NET Overview

Code 39, also named as ANSI/AIM Code 39, ANSI/AIM Code 39, Uniform Symbology Specification Code 39, USS Code 39, is a discrete, variable-length linear barcode symbology widely used in non-retail environments. It is self-checking in that a single print defect cannot transpose one character into another valid character.

RasterEdge .NET Imaging SDK provides the fast, accurate and reliable linear and 2D barcodes decoder and reader for users in any Visual .NET applications and environments, inlcluding C#.NET, ASP.NET, VB.NET and .NET WinForms. What makes RasterEdge Barcode Reader famous and unique is that it can read and decode nearly 30 supported barcodes from images and documents files in high-speed and high-quality.

This tutorial article mainly demonstrates how to decode Code 39 linear barcode symbol in C#.NET image application. RasterEdge Code 39 Barcode Reader SDK is one of the premier barcode reading toolkit of RasterEdge .NET Imaging SDK, which supports scanning and recognizing Code 39 barcode from JPEG, JBIG2, TIFF, BMP, PNG & GIF images and PDF, Word, Excel & PowerPoint documents by using C# sample codes. We also provide Code 39 creation in C#.NET and VB.NET Code 39 barcode reading. For more 1D barcodes reading in ASP.NET and 1D barcodes reading in .NET WinForm guide, please check the tutorial articles.

Code 39 Decoding Features in C#.NET

Easy to integrate Code 39 reader into C#.NET application

C# code to scan Code 39 on multiple image formats, like BMP, GIF, JPEG, JBIG, PNG, TIFF formats

Support reading Code 39 from single and multi-page documents

C# code to recognize Code 39 related size detail quickly

Decode Code 39 barcode foreground and background colors in C#.NET Project

Read Code 39 barcode font correctly and fast with C# class

C# code for simple barcode reading such as separator pages in batch scanning jobs

Runtime royalty free options are available for desktop or server deployments

Steps to Read/Scan Data Matrix from Image/PDF/TIFF/Office File

Load an image or a document(PDF, TIFF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Get a Bitmap or BasePage used to decode or read barcode.

Set the barcode reader settings.

Call the following static method in BarcodeReader.cs to read or scan barcode from Bitmap or BasePage.

  public static Barcode[] ReadBarcodes(ReaderSettings settings, BasePage page)

  public static Barcode[] ReadBarcodes(ReaderSettings settings, Bitmap image)

The barcode information will be saved in the array of Barcode object. While, if you read barcodes information from the BasePage failed, you can try as follows:

  Convert BasePage to Bitmap with higher resolution by Calling method ConvertToImage(int resolution) in the BasePage.cs:

            //Convert page to bitmap.
            //The default resolution is 96, if youo set the resolution higher, it will be better to read or scan barcode.
            Bitmap bmp = page.ConvertToImage(192);

            //  read all barcodes in the page
            Barcode[] barcodes = BarcodeReader.ReadBarcodes(settings, bmp);

            foreach (Barcode barcode in barcodes)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Data: " + barcode.DataString);
            }

If you want to have a try, please refer to the following demo codes.

Note: When you get the error "Could not load file or assembly 'RasterEdge.Imaging.Basic' or any other assembly or one of its dependencies. An attempt to load a program with an incorrect format", please check your configure as follows:

       If you are using x64 libraries/dlls, Right click the project -> Properties -> Build -> Platform target: x64.

       If using x86, the platform target should be x86.

C#.NET: Read Code 39 Barcode on Image

RasterEdge .NET Code 39 Barcode Reader SDK makes it easy to scan Code 39 barcode from raster images in C#.NET, like PNG, JPEG, BMP, TIFF & GIF.

Add necessary references to your C#.NET project. Right-click the project and select "Add Reference..." to locate and add the following DLLs as project references;

  RasterEdge.Imaging.Basic.dll

  RasterEdge.XImage.BarcodeScanner.dll

Use corresponding namespaces;

  using RasterEdge.XImage.BarcodeScanner;

            Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(inputDirectory + "Sample_Barcode.png");
            //  config reader setting
            ReaderSettings settings = new ReaderSettings();
            //  define the type of barcode to scan
            settings.AddTypesToRead(BarcodeType.Code39);

            //  read all barcodes in the document
            Barcode[] barcodes = BarcodeReader.ReadBarcodes(settings, bmp);

            foreach (Barcode barcode in barcodes)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Data: " + barcode.DataString);
            }

C#: DLLs for Code 39 Barcode Scanning from Document(TIFF, PDF, Office)

In order to run the following demo codes reading Code 39 from document, the steps as follows are necessary.

Add references:

  RasterEdge.Imaging.Basic.dll

  RasterEdge.Imaging.Basic.Codec.dll

  RasterEdge.Imaging.Processing.dll

  RasterEdge.Imaging.Font.dll

  RasterEdge.Imaging.Drawing.dll

  RasterEdge.XImage.BarcodeScanner.dll

  RasterEdge.XImage.Raster.Core.dll

  RasterEdge.XImage.Raster.dll

Use corresponding namespaces;

  using RasterEdge.XImage.BarcodeScanner;

  using RasterEdge.Imaging.Basic;

C#.NET: Read Code 39 from TIFF Image File

RasterEdge .NET Code 39 Barcode Reader SDK also supports Code 39 decoding from TIFF image formats.

Add references(Extra):

  RasterEdge.XDoc.TIFF.dll

Use corresponding namespaces(Extra):

  using RasterEdge.XDoc.TIFF;

            // load TIFF document
            TIFFDocument doc = new TIFFDocument(inputDirectory + "Sample_Barcode.tif");

            // get the page you want to scan
            BasePage page = doc.GetPage(0);

            // set reader setting
            ReaderSettings setting = new ReaderSettings();

            // set type to read
            setting.AddTypesToRead(BarcodeType.Code39);

            // read barcode from tiff page
            Barcode[] barcodes = BarcodeReader.ReadBarcodes(setting, page);

            foreach (Barcode barcode in barcodes)
            {
                // print the loaction of barcode on image
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.BoundingRectangle.X + "  " + barcode.BoundingRectangle.Y);

                // output barcode data onto screen 
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.DataString);
            }

C#.NET: Read Code 39 Barcode on PDF

With RasterEdge Barcode Add-on, users are not supposed to decode Code 39 linear barcode from PDF document files directly. To do so, users need to use the RasterEdge.Imaging.PDF.dll to convert PDF document to GIF, TIFF, BMP, JPEG, JBIG2 or PNG image at the beginning, and then use RasterEdge.Imaging.Barcode.Scanner.dll to recognize Code 39 from the converted images easily. Following demo C# codes can help you with a more logic programming.

Add references(Extra):

  RasterEdge.XDoc.PDF.dll

Use corresponding namespaces(Extra):

  using RasterEdge.XDoc.PDF;

            // load PDF document
            PDFDocument doc = new PDFDocument(inputDirectory + "Sample_Barcode.pdf");

            // get the page you want to scan
            BasePage page = doc.GetPage(0);

            // set reader setting
            ReaderSettings setting = new ReaderSettings();

            // set type to read
            setting.AddTypesToRead(BarcodeType.Code39);

            // read barcode from PDF page
            Barcode[] barcodes = BarcodeReader.ReadBarcodes(setting, page);

            foreach (Barcode barcode in barcodes)
            {
                // print the loaction of barcode on image
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.BoundingRectangle.X + "  " + barcode.BoundingRectangle.Y);

                // output barcode data onto screen 
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.DataString);
            }

C#.NET: Scan Code 39 Barcode on Word

Code 39 Barcode Reader allows users to decode Code 39 barcode from Word document with accuracy and dependability. As you can see from following C# sample, users should transfer Word document pages to images before the barcode decoding like with PDF document.

Add references(Extra):

  RasterEdge.XDoc.Word.dll

  RasterEdge.XDoc.Office.Inner.Common.dll

  RasterEdge.XDoc.Office.Inner.Office03.dll

Use corresponding namespaces(Extra):

  using RasterEdge.XDoc.Word;

            // load Word document
            DOCXDocument doc = new DOCXDocument(inputDirectory + "Sample_Barcode.docx");

            // get the page you want to scan
            BasePage page = doc.GetPage(0);

            // set reader setting
            ReaderSettings setting = new ReaderSettings();

            // set type to read
            setting.AddTypesToRead(BarcodeType.Code39);

            // read barcode from Word page
            Barcode[] barcodes = BarcodeReader.ReadBarcodes(setting, page);

            foreach (Barcode barcode in barcodes)
            {
                // print the loaction of barcode on image
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.BoundingRectangle.X + "  " + barcode.BoundingRectangle.Y);

                // output barcode data onto screen 
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.DataString);
            }

C#.NET: Recognize Code 39 Barcode from Excel

All Code 39 images can be accurately decoded from specific Excel sheet using following sample C# code.

Add references(Extra):

  RasterEdge.XDoc.Excel.dll

  RasterEdge.XDoc.Office.Inner.Common.dll

  RasterEdge.XDoc.Office.Inner.Office03.dll

Use corresponding namespaces(Extra):

  using RasterEdge.XDoc.Excel;

            // load Excel document
            XLSXDocument doc = new XLSXDocument(inputDirectory + "Sample_Barcode.xlsx");

            // get the page you want to scan
            BasePage page = doc.GetPage(0);

            // set reader setting
            ReaderSettings setting = new ReaderSettings();

            // set type to read
            setting.AddTypesToRead(BarcodeType.Code39);

            // read barcode from Excel page
            Barcode[] barcodes = BarcodeReader.ReadBarcodes(setting, page);

            foreach (Barcode barcode in barcodes)
            {
                // print the loaction of barcode on image
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.BoundingRectangle.X + "  " + barcode.BoundingRectangle.Y);

                // output barcode data onto screen 
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.DataString);
            }

C#.NET: Decode Code 39 Barcode from PowerPoint

Sample C# code to decode all Code 39 barcodes included in the source PowerPoint slide.

Add references(Extra):

  RasterEdge.XDoc.PowerPoint.dll

  RasterEdge.XDoc.Office.Inner.Common.dll

  RasterEdge.XDoc.Office.Inner.Office03.dll

Use corresponding namespaces(Extra):

  using RasterEdge.XDoc.PowerPoint;

            // load PowerPoint document
            PPTXDocument doc = new PPTXDocument(inputDirectory + "Sample_Barcode.pptx");

            // get the page you want to scan
            BasePage page = doc.GetPage(0);

            // set reader setting
            ReaderSettings setting = new ReaderSettings();

            // set type to read
            setting.AddTypesToRead(BarcodeType.Code39);

            // read barcode from PowerPoint page
            Barcode[] barcodes = BarcodeReader.ReadBarcodes(setting, page);

            foreach (Barcode barcode in barcodes)
            {
                // print the loaction of barcode on image
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.BoundingRectangle.X + "  " + barcode.BoundingRectangle.Y);

                // output barcode data onto screen 
                Console.WriteLine(barcode.DataString);
            }

Common Asked Questions