printing QR codes on a label from filemaker

[fluffy]

Hi Group

I can't seem to be able to print QR codes on a label from filemaker is this possible?

 

[Ocean West]

you can if you employ something with a plugin or api.

(updated link)

https://foxtailtech.com/post/?src=labs&id=102136387485

[fluffy]

i would rather not use a plug in if possible.
I would of thought printing bar codes would be important in filemaker for stock control systems etc..?

 

[Ocean West]

Barcodes are not native to FileMaker in some cases I have printed barcodes using a FONT installed on the machine printing but this is limited to 1D codes like 3of9 etc. 

2D barcodes like a QR code requires a bit more maths to compute the image.

you can purchase this https://www.geistinteractive.com/products/filemaker-barcode/ and add it to your own solution its not a plugin but a module that does this task. 

Does your workflow require a QR code? what are you storing on the image - if your just printing a serial number or some identifier to find a record in your database then QR is a bit overkill.

You probably already know that QR is designed to contain data about the item its affixed to  - any smartphone can read a QR code and either read the data it contains or even offer a URL. 

 

 

[fluffy]

Hi Thanks for your reply,  I don't really know anything about bar codes or qr codes. i like the qr codes as they can be a small square on a small label. 
I can print qr codes form my label printer but I have to enter the data  and i was hoping to print them directly from the filemaker database.
i am not keen on plug ins as when stuff gets updated sometimes plug ins fall behind and can have issues..  so i prefer to not use them.
i did install a barcode font  but for some reason it won't read into FMgo on an iphone?

 

[Ocean West]

some barcode need a control character prefixed and suffix to the Text or number in order for the reader to decode the data.

In the second post above there a free API service you can send a string to and get back a barcode that you can print.

[comment]

I presume you are asking how to generate a QR code, rather than how to print it? After all, printing it is trivial if you have it.

There are two (relatively) easy ways to generate a QR code: (1) use an external API or (2) generate it in a web viewer using Javascript such as: http://davidshimjs.github.io/qrcodejs/. 

 

[MonkeybreadSoftware]

Do you use our MBS FileMaker Plugin?

It has a lot of Barcode functions including QRCode generation.

On device for Mac, Windows, Server and iOS SDK.