Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Vision.DetectBarcode

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Vision.DetectBarcode

Detects barcodes in images.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
Vision	9.4	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes, on macOS	✅ Yes

MBS( "Vision.DetectBarcode"; Image { ; symbologies } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Image The image to analyze.
Can be container value with JPEG, PNG or other image formats supported by Vision framework. $image

symbologies Which symbologies to allow.
Default is all, e.g. the list returned by Vision.SupportedSymbologies function. "VNBarcodeSymbologyQR" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Image	The image to analyze. Can be container value with JPEG, PNG or other image formats supported by Vision framework.	$image
symbologies	Which symbologies to allow. Default is all, e.g. the list returned by Vision.SupportedSymbologies function.	"VNBarcodeSymbologyQR"	Optional

Result

Returns JSON or error.

Description

Detects barcodes in images.
Returns JSON array with all recognized barcodes.
You may improve recognition by cropping the picture to the area with barcode and providing a good resolution.

If you need cross platform barcode detection, please use Barcode.Scan or Barcode.Detect functions.

Added for macOS 12: Codabar, GS1DataBar, GS1DataBarExpanded, GS1DataBarLimited, MicroPDF417 and MicroQR.

Examples

Detect barcode:

Set Field [ Vision::Result ; MBS( "Vision.DetectBarcode"; Vision::Image) ]

Release notes

Version 11.3
- Updated Vision.DetectBarcode and Vision.SupportedSymbologies to support newer barcode types in macOS 12.
Version 10.5
- Fixed memory leaks in BinaryFile.WriteContainer, Container.ReadImage, Vision.ClassifyImage, Vision.DetectBarcode and Vision.RecognizeText functions.
Version 9.5
- Fixed Vision.DetectBarcode to return proper JSON.

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Created 18th August 2019, last changed 17th June 2021

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