Reading and decoding PDF-417 barcodes stored in an image or PDF file from within a .NET application

Question

I am looking for a .NET library that is able to decode data from a PDF-417 barcode that is embedded either in an image file or PDF. At this point, I have only been able to

Answer 1

We use components (not free) from IDAutomation for PDF417. They are very good. We use them for encoding, as opposed to reading and decoding.

Haven't used this component of theirs, but have a look it is C#, and you can obtain the source code, but again, not free.

http://www.idautomation.com/barcode-recognition/