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Barcode in a FileMaker report.FileMaker Pro Barcode FAQ & Tutorial

The bar-code tutorials listed below were created to help FileMaker users integrate bar code automation into existing FileMaker applications, reports, forms and databases as calculated fields, without the use of scripts. 

Printing Barcodes from FileMaker:
Product Type & Tutorial: Recommended for:
Barcode Font Integration
Supports FileMaker 4 and up
End users and developers that wish to create barcodes in FileMaker as a font. Some fonts may also require a plug-in to be installed, which formats data to the font and calculates required checksums.
Native Barcode Generator
Supports FileMaker Pro 7 and up
Developers and database designers that desire to create barcodes natively in FileMaker without barcode fonts. This is a convenient implementation for developers because the complete barcode generator is provided as a single redistributable plug-in file.
Scanning Barcodes into FileMaker:
Product Type: Recommended for:
Scan barcodes with a USB Barcode Scanner or a USB Barcode Wand
Supports FileMaker 4 and up
Developers and end users that need an easy and dependable method to get data encoded in bar-code symbols into form fields. IDAutomation provides a tutorial that may be applied to FileMaker about how to scan data into applications.

 

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