Advanced Conversion Options | PowerShellByteScout Barcode Reader SDK

Advanced Conversion Options | PowerShell

run.bat:

@echo off

echo (Get-Location).Path

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\ReadBarcodeFromURL.ps1"
echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel%

pause
        

ReadBarcodeFromURL.ps1:

# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
$API_KEY = "***********************************"

# Direct URL of source file to search barcodes in.
$SourceFileURL = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/barcode-reader/sample.pdf"
# Comma-separated list of barcode types to search. 
# See valid barcode types in the documentation https://apidocs.pdf.co
$BarcodeTypes = "Code128,Code39,Interleaved2of5,EAN13"
# Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'.
$Pages = ""

# Some of advanced options available through profiles:
# (JSON can be single/double-quoted and contain comments.)
# {
#     "profiles": [
#         {
#             "profile1": {
#                 "ScanArea": "WholePage", // Values: "TopLeftQuarter", "TopRightQuarter", "BottomRightQuarter", "BottomLeftQuarter", "TopHalf", "BottomHalf", "WholePage".
#                 "RequireQuietZones": true, // Whether the quite zone is obligatory for 1D barcodes. Values: true / false
#                 "MaxNumberOfBarcodesPerPage": 0, // 0 - unlimited.
#                 "MaxNumberOfBarcodesPerDocument": 0, // 0 - unlimited.
#                 "ScanStep": 1, // Scan interval for linear (1-dimensional) barcodes.
#                 "MinimalDataLength": 0, // Minimal acceptable length of decoded data.                
#             }
#         }
#     ]
# }

# Sample profile that sets advanced conversion options
# Advanced options are properties of Reader class from Bytescout BarCodeReader used in the back-end:
# https://cdn.bytescout.com/help/BytescoutBarCodeReaderSDK/html/ba101d21-3db7-eb54-d112-39cadc023d02.htm
$Profiles = '{ "profiles": [ { "profile1": { "FastMode": true } } ] }'

# Prepare URL for `Barcode Reader` API call
$query = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/barcode/read/from/url"

# Prepare request body (will be auto-converted to JSON by Invoke-RestMethod)
# See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co
$body = @{
    "types" = $BarcodeTypes
    "pages" = $Pages
    "url" = $SourceFileURL
    "profiles" = $Profiles
} | ConvertTo-Json

try {
    # Execute request
    $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY; "Content-Type" = "application/json" } -Body $body -Uri $query

    $jsonResponse = $response.Content | ConvertFrom-Json

    if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
        # Display found barcodes in console
        foreach ($barcode in $jsonResponse.barcodes)
        {
            Write-Host "Found barcode:"
            Write-Host "  Type: " $barcode.TypeName
            Write-Host "  Value: " $barcode."Value"
            Write-Host "  Document Page Index: " $barcode."Page"
            Write-Host "  Rectangle: " $barcode."Rect"
            Write-Host "  Confidence: " $barcode."Confidence"
            Write-Host ""
        }
    }
    else {
        # Display service reported error
        Write-Host $jsonResponse.message
    }
}
catch {
    # Display request error
    Write-Host $_.Exception
}