QR Codes/Bar Codes
Dear Smartsheet Community.
Is there a means within Smartsheet to allocate a unique QR/Bar Code to a specific line in a grid, such that if you subsequently scan the code (outside of Smartsheet), the specific line/data record can be accessed?
For now, I am thinking of an image of the relevant code added in a cell as an "image", with a search to find that actual image.
I would be grateful for any suggestions.
Thanks,
Will
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Hi Will
A barcode or QR code is essentially a string of numbers displayed in a font that appears as a series of blocks of black and white. You can't search and match on an image but you can certainly match on the text that is formatted as a barcode.
You can see how this works by typing a string of numbers into a word document and then downloading a barcode font. Format the string of numbers using that font and you get a bar code.
In short, what you need in your cell is the string of text that you convert into the barcode / QR code. When you scan a bar code/QR code, what you will get is a string of text. You can therefore search using that.
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Hi Will
A barcode or QR code is essentially a string of numbers displayed in a font that appears as a series of blocks of black and white. You can't search and match on an image but you can certainly match on the text that is formatted as a barcode.
You can see how this works by typing a string of numbers into a word document and then downloading a barcode font. Format the string of numbers using that font and you get a bar code.
In short, what you need in your cell is the string of text that you convert into the barcode / QR code. When you scan a bar code/QR code, what you will get is a string of text. You can therefore search using that.
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Hi,
Thank you for your answer.
I half anticipated the process would be a bit "clunky" (unlike linking to a web address) but at least I now know how to create it and use it in this context.
Many thanks.
Will
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Just think of the bar code/QR code as a text string and not an image, and you'll be fine. If you want to link to a row via a QR code it can be done in exactly the same way as to a web address. Just convert the URL for the row into a QR code.
