Barcodes

**gwpriester** · 22 December 2021, 05:02 PM

I'm not sure but I think Designer Pro has the ability to create QR codes to link to web pages.

**Acorn** · 22 December 2021, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by gwpriester

I'm not sure but I think Designer Pro has the ability to create QR codes to link to web pages.

It does but has a serious limitation: it fails!

https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...-Scaling-Fails. I reported this over 6 years ago. All I wanted then was SVG.

Websites would benefit from dynamic barcodes.

Acorn

**gwpriester** · 22 December 2021, 09:00 PM

Websites would benefit from dynamic barcodes.

Yes, understood. There are dozens of free websites that can create these, a few in vector format.

**Jeffdoute** · 23 December 2021, 03:46 AM

QRCode Monkey outputs in .SVG .PDF .ESP .PNG

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**ernie-f** · 23 December 2021, 08:31 AM

I use ZINT since a couple of years to create ISBN- and all other codes for Book-Covers to be prof. printed.

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**Acorn** · 23 December 2021, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Jeffdoute

QRCode Monkey outputs in .SVG .PDF .ESP .PNG

Jeff, I am sure we are at cross-purposes here. Zint has 8 export formats, including the ones you mentioned.
Zint, however, handles 40+ formats, not just QR-Codes.

It works for me as Zint has an API that has in the past allowed me to uniquely label paper forms & mailshots; produce stickies for collation of scanned material; set up destinations of scans so items are automatically routed.
I used it more in MS applications and Oracle as a Crystal Reports free alternative.

Acorn

**RKissane** · 23 December 2021, 01:49 PM

I can see the need for a bar code generator for some items. As far as QR codes are concerned, I very seldom see them used anymore. How many people have scanned a QR code recently for much of anything?

I know that Iphones has the QR code reader built into the camera function now so you don't have to download an App to read codes like you use to have to do. But are people actually using this function?

Ray

**Acorn** · 23 December 2021, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by RKissane

I can see the need for a bar code generator for some items. As far as QR codes are concerned, I very seldom see them used anymore. How many people have scanned a QR code recently for much of anything?
I know that Iphones has the QR code reader built into the camera function now so you don't have to download an App to read codes like you use to have to do. But are people actually using this function?
Ray

Ray, some browsers have barcode generators built-in to make exchange of links easier. QR-Codes have been a thing in the UK for Covid-19 venues. Useful for What Three Words signposts. Savvy organisations use them to rack success points...

Acorn

**Jeffdoute** · 23 December 2021, 02:27 PM

Great. Cool. Enjoy.

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**Acorn** · 23 December 2021, 04:13 PM

The one thing you should do with any QR-Code scanning with your phone is to not allow automatic following.
That why, I can avoid Jeff's YouTubing above but more seriously decide if the link is going to be malicious or even a tracking one.

As an end-user, I find ISBN scanning is great for when I'm selling books so I get the right edition and its details.

Acorn