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Barcode_1_Orientation: Metadata field containing the orientation of the first barcode.
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Barcode_1_Top: Metadata field providing the distance (in pixels) from the top of the
page to the top of the first barcode.
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Barcode_1_Bottom: Metadata field providing the distance (in pixels) from the top of the
page to the bottom of the first barcode.
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Barcode_1_Left: Metadata field providing the distance (in pixels) from the left of the page
to the left side part of the first barcode.
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Barcode_1_Right: Metadata field providing the distance (in pixels) from the left of the
page to the right side part of the first barcode.
Accessing a barcode value from the Workflow tool
One method to access a barcode value from the Workflow configuration tool is to use a
VBScript with the Open Script task, using the Watch.ExpandString command with a Metadata
command as its input parameter, in between double quotes. For example, the following script
line gives the value of the first BarcodeValue Metadata field of the first datapage:
watch.expandstring("GetMeta(BarcodeValue[0],0,Job.Group[0].Document[0].Datapage[0])")
Another method is to use a Set Job Infos and Variables task to copy a Metadata field into a
Workflow variable.
Limitations
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Some barcodes created with PlanetPress 5 could not be read by the Barcode Scan task,
so please use PlanetPress version 6 or 7 to create barcoded documents.
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unexpected behavior, like having the same Metadata file reused instead of a new one
being created for each data file captured. To work around this issue, simply add a
Rename action task to set a unique file name (Ex. %u) to each new file before the
Barcode Scan task, after each secondary input.
Change Emulation
Change Emulation action tasks are used to tell the tasks that follow them to use a different
emulation to format the data they receive (see: "About data emulation" on page59). These
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