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How to use iPhone Camera as Bar Code Scanner?

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How can I use the iPhone camera to scan bar codes? I have gone through many of the links but I'm not able to figure out a proper way to implement this.

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Panache Avatar asked Mar 17 '11 17:03

Panache


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I have used the ZBar SDK successfully in a few projects, and it is quite easy to get up and running by following the tutorial on their site.

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Greg Avatar answered Oct 05 '22 13:10

Greg