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 Size (blank pages)’ and it has a field which you can enter numeric values on the left. The number corresponds to the number of pixels or bytes on the page.

To pick a number that will delete the blank pages and keep the pages with information you want, look at your largest blank page and your smallest page with information that you want saved and make the ‘Min. File Size (blank pages)’ number in between that.

For example, one of your largest blank pages is 4KB and one of your smallest pages with information is 8KB. You want to make the number in the ‘Min. File Size (blank pages)’ field in between 4000 and 8000. 6000 would be a good number to start with in this situation. At first, you will want to make sure this number is keeping all the pages you need and deleting those you do not want. Increase this number if blank pages are being saved; decrease it if pages with information are being deleted.

This answer applies only to generic barcode separator sheets that only indicate breaks between multi-page files and do not contain index data. The best way to do this with SimpleIndex is using a 2-step configuration. Using the command line interface, this can be automated to 1 step for the user.

The first configuration creates filenames using an Autonumber field that is incremented each time a barcode is detected. Create a Barcode field to recognize the separator sheet, and enter a template to ensure no stray barcodes are recognized as separators. Check the “Delete barcode page” option to remove the separator sheet during this process.

To use blank pages, set the “Min File Size” option on the Batch tab to 2000-5000 (for 200dpi, B&W) to detect blank pages. The setting is based on the file size in bytes–you may need to adjust for your scanner and documents. Set the “Autonumber Increment” to “Blank Pages” and don’t create a barcode field. This method does not work with duplex documents!

The second field is an Autonumber field. Enter a seed number in the Template, check Filename and select “Barcodes” under the “Autonumber Increment” setting. This creates numbered, mult-page files from the originals. Check the “Resave config after batch” option on the Batch tab to keep the number from resetting after each batch.

You can check the “Pre-Index Batch” option and the job will run without user intervention.

The second job will let you index and rename the multi-page files without having to flip through every page. Uncheck the “Split multi-page input files” option on the Batch tab to do this. Set the “Input” folder to the “Output” folder from the first job, set “Input Files From” to “Folder” and configure your index fields to generate the desired output.

To automate the 2 steps, enter the appropriate SimpleIndex command line to execute the first job in the “PreProc” setting for the second job. When the second job is run, the first job will be launched to perform the scanning and barcode recognition, then the files will be displayed for indexing by job 2 when it finishes. The command line syntax is simply:

simpleindex.exe /c:”c:\pathto\job1.sic”

Find out more about barcode scanning on our Barcode Scanning Guide.