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General tab - Properties of Bar Code Locator window

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.

    Choose this value to use the OmniPage recognition engine to detect and extract bar codes. This is the default value for this setting.

    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 eliminate any unwanted bar codes from the results. This setting is cleared by default.

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. The value for this setting is set to 5 by default.

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. The value for this setting is set to 10 by default.

Definitions for the buttons at the bottom of this window can be found in Common Transformation Designer Buttons.