General tab - Properties of Bar Code Locator window
The
Bar Code Locator extracts bar code data from documents. Some documents contain bar codes that are
attached to a form during the scanning process as a stamp or sticker. Other documents contain bar codes as part of the document
itself. The
Bar Code Locator can locate the most common bar code types automatically, even if they are rotated or
inverted.
Use the General tab to configure how a bar code is recognized as well as the length settings.
- Bar Code Recognition Engines
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This group has the following setting:
- Select how bar codes are recognized
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Select one of the following methods to recognize bar codes.
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OmniPage. (Default: Selected)
Choose this value to use the OmniPage recognition engine to detect and extract bar codes.
When this value is selected, the Settings tab is available.
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Enhanced Bar Code.
Choose this value to use the Enhanced Bar Code recognition engine to detect and extract bar codes.
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OmniPage and Enhanced Bar Code.
When this value is selected, the following setting is available.
- Voting behavior when locations match
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Select one of the following methods to determine which recognition engine results are used if the bar code locations for each engine are found at the same coordinates.
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Use OmniPage result.
When chosen, the OmniPage result is extracted rather than the Enhanced Bar Code result.
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Use Enhanced Bar Code result.
When chosen, the Enhanced Bar Code result is extracted rather than the OmniPage result.
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Use Both results.
When chosen, both recognition engine results are returned. The voting between the two results is then done via script.
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- Length
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This group has the following settings:
- Restrict length
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Select this setting to filter out any unwanted bar codes from the results. (Default: Cleared)
- Min. length
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This setting is available only when the "Restrict length" setting is selected. Set the minimum length so shorter bar codes are excluded from the results. (Default: 5)
This setting is not related to the Min. length to avoid misrecognition setting on the Settings tab. The Min. length to avoid misrecognition setting does not include bar codes in the recognition results unless they have the specified length. Whereas this setting simply filters the recognition results based on its value.
- Max. length
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This setting is available only when the "Restrict length" setting is selected. Set the maximum length so longer bar codes are excluded from the results. (Default: 10)
The following buttons are available at the bottom of this window:
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Button |
Description |
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| Close |
Closes the window and saves your changes. |
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Tests the locator settings. The results are displayed on the Test Results tab that is displayed automatically when you click this button. Depending on the locator method, this button may have additional modes if the locator uses other locators as input. |
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Displays the help for the open window. |
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