VB.NET EAN-13 Reader & Scanner SDK
Online tutorial for reading & scanning EAN-13 barcode images for C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET
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How to read, scan, decode EAN-13 images in VB.NET class, ASP.NET Web & Windows applications
- Scan EAN-13 barcode in VB.NET class, Console applications
- Read EAN-13 barcode in VB.NET ASP.NET web projects
- Read, decode EAN-13 images in Visual Studio VB.NET Windows Forms applications
- Easy and simple to integrate EAN-13 reader component (single dll file) into your VB.NET project
- Detailed tutorials on read barcode in asp.net c#,
read barcode in c# windows application
- Complete developed in C# 2005, for .net framework 2.0 and later version
- Scanning, decoding EAN-13 from multiple image formats, like BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF formats
- Scanning, reading EAN-13 from multi-page TIFF documents
VB.NET EAN-13 Reader Introduction

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Scan, Read EAN-13 barcodes from images is one of the barcode reading functions in
.NET Barcode Reader SDK control. It is compatible for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET framework 2.0 and later version. VB.NET barcode scanner is a robust and mature .net barcode recognition component for VB.NET projects. You can easily scan and decode linear, 2d barcodes from image documents in your VB.NET class, console application, ASP.NET web projects, and VB.NET Windows software.
To help .net developers easiy integrate barcode reader control into your .net projects, we provide detailed online tutorial for
VB.NET Barcode Reader component supports scanning and reading 20+ linear, 2d barcodes, including
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Install VB.NET Barcode Reader Control to Your VB.NET Project

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- Copy OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeScanner.dll to your VB.NET project folder (do not copy dll file to your project bin folder).
- Add OnBarcode.BarcodeReader.dll to your VB.NET project reference
Reading EAN-13 in VB.NET Class

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Call BarcodeScanner.Scan() method in your VB.NET class, and pass your barcode image file, and EAN-13 barcode type (BarcodeType.EAN-13) as method parameters.
Dim barcodes() As string = BarcodeScanner.Scan("ean-13-barcode-image.gif", BarcodeType.EAN13);
VB.NET Barcode Reading & Scanning Tutorials

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Barcode Reader Library for VB.NET - Barcode Image Reading
Common Asked Questions
What is the EAN-13 barcode?
EAN-13 is a 13-digit linear barcode, which contains 12-digit GS1 data message and 1 check digit. EAN is short for European Article Number,
and now it is renamed as GTIN (Global Trade Item Number). EAN 13 code will be used to uniquely identify retail products worldwide.
In VB.NET class, you can use OnBarcode VB.NET Barcode Reader library to scan and read EAN-13 barcode text from image files in vb.net Windows applications.
How to check if EAN-13 is valid?
In the EAN-13 barcode, the first 12-digit of the number identify the item ID, and the final digit is a "check digit".
Using VB.NET Barcode Reader Library, the scanned and decoded EAN-13 data will be verified by the last check digit.
How to read EAN-13 barcode?
You can use a barcode scanner device or barcode reader software to read and extract EAN-13 numbers from images.
OnBarcode vb.net Barcode Scanner library enables VB console, WinForms, WPF apps to scan and read EAN-13, UPC-A, QR Code and other 2d, linear barcode text from image files.
EAN barcode usually includes EAN-13, EAN-8 and 2-digit or 5-digit addon. You can use barcode software or scanners to capture, read and recognize EAN barcodes from images.
VB.NET Barcode Reader library supports both EAN-13 and EAN-8 (with or without addon) reading in Visual Basic console, WPF, Windows apps.