General tab - Properties of Bar Code Locator window

Bar Code Locator icon 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

This group has the following setting:

Select how bar codes are recognized

Select one of the following methods to recognize bar codes.

  • 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.

  • Enhanced Bar Code.

    Choose this value to use the Enhanced Bar Code recognition engine to detect and extract bar codes.

  • OmniPage and Enhanced Bar Code.

    When this value is selected, the following setting is available.

    Voting behavior when locations match

    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.

    • Use OmniPage result.

      When chosen, the OmniPage result is extracted rather than the Enhanced Bar Code result.

    • Use Enhanced Bar Code result.

      When chosen, the Enhanced Bar Code result is extracted rather than the OmniPage result.

    • Use Both results.

      When chosen, both recognition engine results are returned. The voting between the two results is then done via script.

Length

This group has the following settings:

Restrict length

Select this setting to filter out any unwanted bar codes from the results. (Default: Cleared)

Min. length

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

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:

Button

Description

Close

Closes the window and saves your changes.

Test icon   Test

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.

Help icon  Help

Displays the help for the open window.