1. In a bar code scanning system, a method for enhancing the decodability of label information from scans of label data comprising the steps of: receiving scans of label data comprising character information encoded in one of a variety of potential symbologies; identifying leading and/or trailing quiet zones of the scans of label data received; determining the most likely symbology type comprising the scans of label data type from the variety of potential symbologies; and, selecting at least one decoding method to be implemented based upon the symbology type determined to be the most likely symbology type comprising the scans of label data.