Barcoded Forms Service

The Barcoded Forms service extracts data from electronic images of barcodes. The service accepts TIFF and PDF files that include one or more barcodes as input and extracts the barcode data. Barcode data can be formatted in various ways, including XML, delimited string, or any custom format created with JavaScript.

The Barcoded Forms service supports the following two-dimensional (2D) symbologies supplied as scanned TIFF or PDF documents:

  • PDF417

  • Data Matrix

  • QR Code

The service also supports the following one-dimensional symbologies supplied as scanned TIFF or PDF documents:

  • Codabar

  • Code128

  • Code 3 of 9

  • EAN13

  • EAN8

Important: You must consider the following limitations when using the Barcoded Forms service:
  • The service fully supports AcroForms and static forms containing 2D barcodes that are simply saved using Adobe Reader or Acrobat. However, for 1D barcodes, you must either flatten the form or supply it as scanned PDF or TIFF document.

  • Dynamic XFA forms are not fully supported. For the service to properly decode 1D and 2D barcodes in a dynamic form, you must either flatten the form or supply it as scanned PDF or TIFF document.

In addition, barcodes need not originate from forms. The service can decode any barcode that uses supported symbology provided that the above limitations are observed.

For more information on how to create interactive barcoded forms, see Designer Help.

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