There are 2 types of PDF files. PDFs created by scanning applications use images, while PDF files created by software or printer drivers use text. SimpleIndex can read bar codes from either type of document.

With image PDFs, SimpleIndex will use normal image barcode recognition. With text PDFs, SimpleIndex can read the value of the barcode from text (if it was created with a font) or convert the PDF to an image and read it (if the bar code is an image).

To read the barcode from text is much faster and all versions of SimpleIndexinclude the ability to parse the text of PDF file.

Find out more about bar code scanning here:

Should I use barcode coversheets or OCR with LoanStacker?

OCR identifies documents with no preparation; barcode coversheets are faster and nearly 100% accurate for files with few documents.
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AI and SimpleIndex

LLM OCR, only where OCR runs out.
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Instant Integration With Any Application

SimpleIndex® provides a great alternative to “reinventing the wheel” using a document imaging SDK to implement scanning in your custom application. SimpleIndex uses a command line interface to enable developers to execute customized scanning workflows from another application. This lets you take advantage of SimpleIndex‘s TWAIN/ISIS scanning, zone OCR, barcode recognition and database export features
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Barcode OCR: split, name and file documents by the barcodes on them.

Split and file documents by barcode
A barcode is the one index value that reads with near-100% accuracy. SimpleIndex reads barcodes on scanned pages and inside PDFs, uses them to split a stack into separate documents, and names and files each one by what the barcode says. Barcode recognition is included in both editions, so for a barcode job Standard at
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Turn On Replacement Characters for Barcodes

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Bar Code Recognition reference. With OCR processing certain characters will read incorrectly in some cases, such as an I reading as a 1 and an O reading as a 0. If this is expected to happen you can set the OCR to use the character replacement feature to replace all
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Change the Dictionary Separator Value

This is used to change the dictionary separator value when doing thesaurus matching from the default character of | to any character(s) that you want. This can be useful in cases where the values you would like in your list or dictionary might include the pipe character or “|” or “Shift Backslash” This setting is
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What are some other terms for Bar Code Scanning Software?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Bar Code Recognition reference. People searching for software to read bar codes from scanned documents, or create document separator sheets for batch scanning operations, can use a variety of terms to find what they are looking for. This page helps you find Bar Code Scanning Software on our website. Related
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Can SimpleIndex read bar codes from existing PDF files?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Bar Code Recognition reference. There are 2 types of PDF files. PDFs created by scanning applications use images, while PDF files created by software or printer drivers use text. SimpleIndex can read bar codes from either type of document. With image PDFs, SimpleIndex will use normal image barcode
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I cannot recognize PDF417 or QR Code bar codes. What does “Advanced “Only” mean?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Bar Code Recognition reference. This error applies to versions of SimpleIndex prior to version 7. All current versions of SimpleIndex include 2D barcode recognition. The Barcode and Professional licenses include the faster and more accurate Accusoft bar code recognition engine. In order to enable the Accusoft engine with
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Can I split TIFF or PDF files based on barcodes as a separator and also name the file with the barcode value?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Bar Code Recognition reference. Yes you can split TIFF and PDF files using barcodes as well as name files using the values from barcodes. To do this simply create a barcode field and check the “Filename” and “Forward” options for that field on the Index tab. The “Filename”
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Will SimpleIndex read multiple barcodes on a page and save the value to the appropriate index field?

it can. By default barcodes on any page are read left to right and top to bottom. The first barcode read on the page will be filled into the first barcode field set up in SimpleIndex and so on. You can also narrow down results by matching against
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Is there a way to just use part of a bar code or OCR value? For example, extract “50” from the value “124450”

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Bar Code Recognition reference. To do this example, create a barcode field (Field 1 for example) and a 2nd field with type “Fixed”. In the template for the 2nd field, enter %FIELD1[5,2]% to get “50” from “124450”. %FIELD1% would get the entire value for Field #1, the barcode
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How can I delete the barcode or blank page cover/separator sheet that I don’t need to save?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Bar Code Recognition reference. To delete any barcode page go into ‘Options’, to the ‘Barcode’ Tab and click the ‘Delete barcode page’ check box. Blank page deletion is done through the minimum file size threshold located in ‘Options’ in the ‘Batch’ Tab. The option is called ‘Min. File
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Some pages in my documents have unwanted barcodes that are being read. How can I exclude these from recognition?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Barcode Options reference. There are several methods for doing this. The fastest, most effective method is to enter a Template for your barcodes to ensure only barcodes that match a specific pattern will be used for that field. Unfortunately it is not always possible to define a template
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How can I use barcodes or blank pages as Document Separators.

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Why are my barcodes not being recognized properly?

Several factors can affect barcode recognition. -Scan in Black & White instead of color. Barcode recognition must convert color to B&W which can decrease quality. -Print barcodes with a laser printer. Dot-matrix barcodes are very difficult to read accurately. -Check your Zone settings. If there are zone coordinates defined for any barcode fields, only barcodes
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The All-In-One Scanning & Sorting Tool

SimpleIndex® has the ability to perform a wide variety of scanning and document organization tasks quickly and easily. This makes it a must-have tool for IT departments and consultants who often need to: Scan and store various documents on network shares or cloud storage Organize existing MS Office, PDF and other files on your network
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Network Scanners & Copiers

Most digital copiers have the ability to scan a TIFF or PDF file to a shared folder on your network. However, getting an image with a recognizable filename and index fields you can search on is usually a labor intensive, if not impossible task. SimpleIndex with SimpleCoversheet provides a way for the whole office to organize documents they
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Barcode Scanning Guide

So you want to organize your documents using barcodes? That is an excellent idea! Not only will it improve the speed and accuracy of your document management workflow, but it is easier to set up than it sounds. The guide is written to give you real information instead of marketing, but you can follow the
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Document Barcode Recognition

This video shows how barcode recognition can be used with our 1-click processing feature to index files quickly, easily, and accurately. If you are unfamiliar with the use of barcodes in document scanning, you can learn more about barcodes in our Barcode Scanning Guide. With a single click, a batch of documents is imported, barcodes
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