Do you know a tool in Linux for generating barcode?

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Hello Friends

Do you know a tool in Linux where be possible generate barcode? It to be

  • Stored in a database
  • Printed
  • Scanned

Of course the purpose is for warehouse control

Thank You

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There’s a barcode, runs in terminal, yuo could script it:
https://linux.die.net/man/1/barcode

Inkscape also can produce barcodes.

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Lazarus seems to have such a compnent:
https://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/LazBarcodes

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Hello Lazlo

Carambas, very interesting the suggestions. Thank You!!!

I am going to do a research about them soon as I can. I hope be possible to make automatization to generate many of them and put the data in some place.

It such as in the same way in Java is possible use a “foreach” loop to generate many UUIDs and store them in a .txt file

I hope you see my point

Thanks again

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Barcodes are a bit old hat now and read they are being phased out …

But further that creating and scanning cannot help with stock control

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Paul

Thanks and good point and thanks for the valuable link

There are 2 types of scanners (perhaps there are more)

  1. Only reads barcode
  2. Reads barcode and QR

Thus your suggestion is going to be considered too. It because any cellphone can read in peace a QR and thus seems not necessary buy a dedicated scanner (saving costs)

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Beware I have read issues with qr codes being tampered with taking you to unsuitable things. But no personal experiences…

We went to a resto the other day and asked for the menu, the waiter said scan the code on the table, so we left and went to another where they had a laper copy to hand out, did not feel welcome in the first one.

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Paul

Just being curious, did you use that QR tool?

Thank You

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Just once for our association to give quick access to our web site, but no idea if its used or not as we dont have tracking on entry point for visitors. So far nobody has ever commented if they use it or not. I suspect it works as normally I get the negative feedback never positive.

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Beware I have read issues with qr codes being tampered with taking you to unsuitable things.

Mmmm, me too

We went to a resto the other day and asked for the menu, the waiter said scan the code on the table, so we left and went to another where they had a laper copy to hand out, did not feel welcome in the first one.

Interesting that situation. But the QR is an option because the restaurant has all the menu info in its host. So is easier give you all the data through a quick access through the QR that telling you, write all this URL

Just once for our association to give quick access to our web site, but no idea if its used or not as we dont have tracking on entry point for visitors.

Has sense

So far nobody has ever commented if they use it or not.

I understand

I suspect it works as normally I get the negative feedback never positive.

Do you mean the inverse right?:

  • I suspect it works as normally I get the positive feedback never negative.

Your URL shared by default has the URL tab selected, in my case should be Text: Thus I should put there a UUID code and generate the QR. Thus it is more safe. Finally the QR should be isolated within the warehouse. But thanks for the reminder about the tamper data. It should happen for a barcode too.

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Whats that ??? … people find fault and complain this does not work, never well done paul !
I work on the principal

I cannot please any of the people any of the time, so best please myself

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Oh sorry … I did understand the idea incorrectly

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