C# EAN-13 Reader Library
C# Imaging - Decode 1D EAN-13 in C#.NET

EAN-13 Reading for C#.NET Imaging Application

RasterEdge DocImage SDK for .NET contains a mature and high-quality library which can help C#.NET developers add advanced EAN-13 barcode recognition functionality to their Microsoft .NET imaging applications (Windows Forms & ASP.NET Web Forms). To help you have a better understanding of how this barcode reading & scanning control decode and recognize EAN-13 barcode from document image files, we provide fully-featured demos and working examples written in C# code.

Besides EAN-13 barcode, this C#.NET barcode reader & scanner control is also able to read & decode other UPC/EAN barcodes from documents (PDF, Word, TIFF, Excel and PowerPoint) and image files (png, gif, bmp, tiff & jpeg), like EAN-128, EAN-8, UPC-A and UPC-E.

Besides, if you want to know more about barcode reading & recognition in Word document processing application, please following the link to how to read & decode barcode in Word using C# code.

Features of EAN-13 Barcode Reading Control

Written in managed C# code and designed specifically for .NET developing platform

Contained in a compact library under 1 MB with accurate EAN-13 barcode reading functions

Read EAN-13 from document image in both windows and web applications

Detect all EAN-13 barcodes from target document image file using C#

Decode EAN-13 barcode from document image file at any angle using C#

Specify a scanning area in the document image to read EAN-13 barcodes

Set a maximum number of detected EAN-13 barcodes to speed up recognition rate

PDF, Word, tiff, png, jpeg, bmp and gif are all supported by this C#.NET EAN-13 reading dll

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.

How to Read EAN-13 Barcode from Image in C#

This C#.NET barcode reader add-on supports reading & decoding one or multiple EAN-13 barcode(s) from several raster image file formats, including png, jpeg, bmp, tiff and gif. The sample C# code below is used to read & recognize EAN-13 barcodes from png files in .NET class application.

What should be noted here is that by default, this barcode reader library control for .NET will scan the whole image and detect all EAN-13 barcodes.

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.EAN13);

            //  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 EAN-13 Barcode Scanning from Document(TIFF, PDF, Office)

In order to run the following demo codes reading EAN-13 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;

Decode EAN-13 from TIFF Image File

This is a C#.NET sample code to decode EAN-13 from TIFF image file.

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.EAN13);

            // 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);
            }

How to Scan EAN-13 Barcode from PDF in C#

Apart from reading & scanning EAN-13 barcode from raster image file, this C#.NET barcode reader control can be also easily integrated into PDF document processing applications. This barcode reader library control allows you to speed up EAN-13 barcode reading & recognition rate through specifying smaller barcode scanning area or limiting detected EAN-13 barcode number.

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.EAN13);

            // 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);
            }

Recognize EAN-13 Barcode from Word Using C#

All the EAN-13 barcode reading & scanning functions used for PDF document are compatible with C#.NET Word document processing applications. That is to say, you can choose to read all EAN-13 barcodes from scanning the whole Word page or scanning any specified rectangular area. And you can accurately specify the scanning area with the application of X & Y location using C# code.

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.EAN13);

            // 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# Code on Scanning EAN-13 on Excel Document

If you have been stuck on how to decode the barcode information contained in MS Excel document, then you are strongly supposed to use RasterEdge .NET Excel Barcode Reader which can entitle you to decode and scan linear and 2d barcodes from Excel page, including EAN-13.

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.EAN13);

            // 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# Demo Code to Decode EAN-13 Barcode on PPT

Like decoding linear EAN-13 barcode on Excel document, users can scan and recognize EAN-13 from PPT document(2007 or later version) in the same barcode reading concept. For detailed procedures, please read following sample C# code.

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.EAN13);

            // 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);
            }