How to get decode value of UPC barcode using extendscript?

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January 20, 2021
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Hi All,

I have image file that contains two UPC barcodes and need to get the decode values in Illustrator using Extendscript.

Kindly help me to get the decode value.

Thanks.

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can_maker1790

New Participant

Did you find a solution to your question? I am also looking for some piece of software that will 'read' the bars of a UPC in a tiff or .ai (or .pdf) file and report the results. Thanks

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hhas01

Inspiring

There are lots of free/paid barcode reader apps already available for Mac/Windows/Android/iPhone. I suggest throwing your barcode images at one of those—it’ll be a lot quicker and cheaper than writing your own.

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durai0607Author

Inspiring

Thank you hhas01

I need to get the barcode value within the illustrator application. Is it possible?

Inventsable

Braniac

I doubt this is possible but I'd be really curious to see someone attempt it. This would be pretty trivial as a CEP extension with access to NodeJS, but without an internet connection to some library for doing this, I can't see a way for scripting to access the information without tracing it (which provides sloppy results), attempting to clean up the paths into even rectangles, then running some algorithm to decode it manually, in which case that would be a pretty huge undertaking.

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durai0607Author

Inspiring

Thanks for the information. I will try to get the decoded value of the barcode using the CEP extension. In case, If you know any other information please share it here.

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