androidiosiphonebarcode-scannerzbar-sdk

How to retrieve a flight number from boarding pass barcodes?

I've setup ZbarScanner with the aim to scan UK boarding pass barcodes. I'm getting the following string.

Android Boarding pass String (I get a different result each time I scan)

0164861544532221

IPhone Boarding pass String

M1MURRAY/BOB     EEMZ8KXXLPLCBDEZY8745 143 19A 581  10Z1364122498

The IPhone version of this app I'm attempting to port works fine, why are these strings different (does Zbar recognize boarding passes) and how do I decode my Android String?

Solution

  • Turns out Boarding passes use a fairly unsual barcode format 'pdf417'. ZBarScanner does not support this. ZXing does have a setting specifically for pdf417.