Bar Codes (Printer, Scanners, Software)

Hi I know that FM can generate QR codes and read the data contained in them. What I am wondering is can it also be made to embed the data in a QR code into the metadata of an image? We photograph school events and need to make the images searchable on our custom shopping cart. We currently create our own QR codes and photograph them, then the student. In Lightroom I have a plugin that reads the code, then adds the data to the specific IPTC field. The problem is that this plugin is no longer developed or supported and while it still works, should it die, I'm stuffed. There are no alternatives that I can find. So, I am hoping that FM can do this, …

Hi, I am looking for your opinion on a 2D scanner sled for the iPhone/iPad series of devices - so that the unit is self-contained. I have played with a few devices over the last couple of years, but found some are clunky (and sometimes unreliable) in terms off have to load Bluetooth drivers or their own SDK. Whilst I realise that this may be the only way to go, the fact that sometimes it worked and sometimes it did not is not a good solution when you have need to deliver a product to the client. Sometimes it would constantly bring up the on-screen keyboard when on a field even if the OSK was disabled in the solution - the SDK would override it. I have just come …

Does anyone know if there is a sheetfed barcode scanner that could scan a bunch of barcodes on one piece of paper? I can use an iPhone or iPad to scan one line at a time but the concept is to feed a piece of paper with a list of barcodes and have all barcodes on the page scanned. Scanning them one at a time is not a practical solution.

Hi there Any suggestions to connect an iPad to a printer?

Is it possible to have filemaker receive a barcode from a scanner (i know it can) and have it lookup the barcode online through an api then parse the data into fields. I am assuming the webdata will probably come in json.

I have a database that stores compuerts, printers, etc... Each device has two different barcodes on them, our companies, and the serialnumber that it came from. I have been successful in using our Ipads to scan the barcodes and put them into the system as numbers and letters, no problem. Now I would like to have a search button that scans a barcode and then takes that barcode number and searches for it in the database. I am confused on how to do this. I know how to scan the barcode and get the number, but I don't know how to do a search for it?? I created a global field in the database to store the scanned code. But I don't know how to save that and d…

Hello, I am beginner to use Filemaker pro, I Created visitors system how can getting data from reader (HID Omnikey) to fill the fields automatically like first name, middle name ,and ID Number (Emirates ID). how can make script for this issue? note: i am live in untied Arab Emirates.

Just found out Filemaker 14 is out and still NO SIGNATURE CAPTURE for filemaker pro (was expecting to come in Filemaker 13). I know you can capture signature on filemaker go but the screens are small. I want to be able to sign off on large touch screen win8 desktop computers? Anyone know an interim solution until Filemaker would make it?

Hi, can the users scan a document and link it to a record in filemaker then when they want to see the file in pdf format they can click on to preview the documents. is that possible in filemaker?

We just upgrade to filemaker 16 thinking we will have better performance on our barcode inventory database..... at the time we scan barcodes in a fast way, fm16 leaves some readings incomplete... for example when scanning 10 same items with product number 802312 in a fast way , we got the first 3 records with 802312 and the next 7 records with 2312 ... filemaker 16 miss the first 2 characters... we had to downgrade to fm 15 .... i would like to know what could be the problem? I have a exit trigger script after each reading, the script contains a refresh portal and a commit, it works fine with filemaker 15

We have for many years (of forgotten and unknown reasons) put a zero in front of all 12-digit bar codes so that all bar codes in our FileMaker database appears as a 13-digit code. Our products in the database are from suppliers from all parts of the world and some are using EAN, while others use UPC. I need to separate them, so they will reflect the original barcodes (UPC (12) / EAN (13)). We have approximately 33,500 items in the database. How do I do it?

Hey... So I want to play with barcoding and scanning. Maybe have different departments scan a barcode on a job bag to update job statuses, etc. Before I thoroughly investigate this process, I thought I would ask the community about any experiences, etc. I guess my thought is that the a barcode could be a button. Also, any recommended barcode USB Scanners? Any insight, suggestions and tips would be appreciated. Work flow: Print various barcodes on my job tickets... when scanned, it would trigger filemaker to change the status of the job. From Active, to Shipped, or to billing, etc. (hope that makes sense) Thanks!

Howdy, all: I have a "dumb" barcode reader that connects to a USB port in my Mac; I'm running FileMaker Pro Adv., v.14. As is, it captures barcodes just fine when the cursor is in a field of an existing record, but I have to create an orphan record, first, before the barcode can be captured. This is a little inconvenient to users since they need to push a (virtual) button, first, to fire a script (that creates a record) before swiping their card. I'd like them just to swipe in and out as they enter or leave the lab. Is there a clever script (or plug-in) where as the card is scanned, a record is created and the barcode field is then populated? TIA for y…

Good day everywhere As it will be needed starting 2018, I tried to create QR codes for my company's invoices. Matthew Greger has a good example database, which uses Google Chart API and 360Works' ScriptMaster. While it works with his file, I couldn't move it to another database. It must be easy, but I couldn't figure it out. Can anyone have a look at the attached file? Thank you so much QR minimal.fmp12

Hi Guys, Was hoping that you might be able to help me out, with further integration of a Motorola Barcode scanner. As it stands, I've set the barcode reader up, to first transmit a keypress ⌘1 (triggering a script), then transmits the barcode, before transmitting an Enter keypress to start the search. In principle this should work, however on around 50% of the scans, the script doesn't trigger fast enough, before the barcode is then transmitted, leaving incomplete or incorrect barcode values being entered. I'm interested to know how everyone else has barcode scanners set up ? I'm just using the system for inventory management, and ideally would like it…

Hi, I am brand new to Filemaker community, I am using Filemaker Pro 14 Advanced and was wondering if someone could give some advice on using the Troi Serial Plug-in; my application is connecting the Troi via a serial port using a "Tripp-Lite Keyspan Model USA-19HS" Serial Adapter connected to a machine that periodically outputs a CSV data stream that I would like to capture and insert into Filemaker Field. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Mikeba

Version 12 broke the input streams for barcode readers. Best of my knowledge that didn't get fixed then. I never found a solution. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet on 14. My new job has limited use for barcodes, but we do a little. Does anybody know if this has been fixed in 13 or 14?

Hello, I am trying to get filemaker pro 13/14 to store bar code scanners. However for some reason fiemaker is not recognising the scanner. I am on a windows platform and can see the scanner under devices. I wrote a simple script - see below and have seperately used the onobjectsave and onlayoutkeystroke script triggers but neither has made any response. The scanner does beep when the barcode is being scanned but nothing is happening within Filemaker. any suggestions ? thanks kind regards Kaps

Hello, I have an inventory system that has barcodes for each item, individually. However some of these items are inside of cases where the contents are always the same, and there are too many items to efficiently scan all of them. I am looking to create a way that would allow me to barcode the outside of the case, and when scanned into the portal it fills the portal rows with the items inside the case and not the case's barcode. So scan case, display contents in portal row. Let me know if you need any files or screens for helping. Thanks

Had to share this one with everyone, as I recently spent a lot of time looking for a method to generate 2D barcodes, and came across a free solution that's pretty easy to implement (in my eyes) courtesy of the Barcode4J project. Here Goes: 1) Download barcode4J-2.0 from sourceforge 2) Extract .tar with double-click 3) Move extracted folder to root, change name to "barcode" 4) download Apache-Ant-1.8.1 5) rename Apache folder to "ant" and place in root directory 6) Using Terminal, navigate to "Barcode" directory, and type "ant" System should spew a bunch of text out as it builds the necessary files and say "Build successful" This literally took 3 second…

We have been trying to come up with something new in our school project. Is there a way we can integrate thumb print scanners into filemaker, just like with barcode scanners? This time, users (participants) just needs to scan their thumbprints using the scanner, and their attendance is recorded.

I recently created an inventory solution from scratch (actually from video tutorials and from the contributions of the good people on this forum). It has been a fantastic project for me and I really appreciate all your help. Right now, I want to integrate my barcode scanner, so that i can easily make sales for customers by just scanning the barcodes of the product items. The products have barcodes already printed on them. Please how do I go about it. I am not really good in scripting, but thats the fun part for me (its all about learning) I will be attaching a copy of my file shortly.. thanks for your anticipated assistance shevy-INVENTORY.zip

How do I scan multiple documents using filemaker? InsideScan not work correctly with filemaker 13 and I have not explored other options to pay for not spending a fortune. How can I take advantage of the work of acrobat pro to do scans? I can then send them back in a field in an automated container filemaker? Can it be so complicated a basic function for storage of printed material? Thank you so much to anyone who responds to my quired! A hug to everyone "colleagues"

Hi, I'm creating a POS (Point of sale) database using Filemaker on a Windows (PC). Do you guys know which hardware to use? I'm in the UK Basically I need to know which Kiosk screen, Cash Drawer, Thermal Printer, Barcode Printer and Debit/Credit Card Machine(chip and pin / EMV) I should use. If someone has tried any plugins please let me know. I will really appreciate it. Many THanks Lutfi

Has anyone tried the new barcode scan feature? I can get it to work the first time I try it, but then it won't work again. I have to restart the app to get it working again.

I found a rather old forum posting that offered a download of a plug-in in order to interact with a Magtek scannner. I downloaded the demo. I'm getting a message that plimus.dll is missing. I messaged the author but no response after a week. The software that I download does appear to some of the funtionality I'll need. See attachment. I haven't been able to find anything concrete related to plimus.dll. Does anyone know if it is available? My project is to attach a scanner to capture donation checks, including the check image. This is not a point of sale application but rather a back office donation accounting system. I was going in the direction of…

Hi Is it possible to create QR codes on my filemaker solution that I can print to a dymo label. This then can be stuck onto a product that I supply a customer. When my product needs replacing all my customer needs to do is scan the code using his smartphone and the code then email's automatically requesting a replacement product. The email would need to have all the information that was stored in the QR code. Regards Peter

Hi All! I'm looking for a way to read a barcode in a PDF file or other image file. I have the ability to scan documents into FileMaker via a plug-in. What I want to be able to do, after the document is scanned, is to read a barcode that is on that document into a text field. Any ideas?

Hi, I am trying to create the bar code using file maker. I try with IDAutomation plugin demo version. but, I just get the encoded value in the edit box. How to use this plug-in to get the bar code image. Is there any other plug-ins available for barcode generator and scanner. Can we give the image input into the filemaker without scanner? I just need for learning purpose. Thanks Best Regards, Murali.

Does anyone has experience with InsideScan? Just implemented taking pictures with a webcam and it works flawless. Takes picture, crops it 3:4 portrait and saves it to disk under a specific name. Very nice. Except that the image quality is super bad compared to what I see in the viewer of the twain driver. After the plugin processes the image, skin tone is purple, blue is orange and dark green is lime color... Suggestions welcome.

Is there a way to capture a signature that can be used to sign a document in Filemaker? I would like to sign prescriptions this way. Thank you, Fed

***Many apologies I must have glanced over a similar post just below in this one*** Good morning to all, I'm looking to add a desktop scanning solution to our receiving area and integrate it with our FileMaker DBs. Just looking for recommendations on the hardware side (scanner), and any advise or heads up on issues any of you may have encounter with the similar endeavours. Many thanks,

Hi, I have to ask "Is there any way in so that from our filemaker application we fetch data to Electronic chip like smart card chip (Data consists of ID,Employee name,Signature,Image) ? and further retrieve data from chip to our database so that we can verify that. Thanks,

I would like to have a button (script)trigger a flat bed scanner and write to a container field. Scanner will output a pdf. I would appreciate any names of scanners that work well within filemaker. I know this was discussed several years ago and I hope some new equipment allows an easier interface. Thanks in advance. fm8adv / xp

Hello everyone, In my solution I'm adding a barcode system and I want to make in a way that the user will have only to: click "New record" point the barcode gun to the barcode that's it. I want the record to be committed automatically after the "beep" of the barcode gun (as many other system do). There is any way to make the field commit the record after input the seventh digit in a field? (I specify 7 digit because my barcode system has 7 digits). Thanks :P