Jacko_Pinto
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Generate bar code after form submission
Hello.
I'm hosting a big event soon and I'll have participants register using an online form. For my forms I'm using a third party software that handles everything.
What I'm wanting to do is to generate a "unique code" for each of the people that sign up. I mean, once a user submits a form they would get a Bar code or something similar that they can print, they would then present that code to us the day of the event; this code would allow us to easily identify the person since we would scan it. We have both a bar code scanner and a QR code scanner.
Is there a script or something similar that can accomplish this?
I hope this makes sense. Thanks for your comments.
I'm hosting a big event soon and I'll have participants register using an online form. For my forms I'm using a third party software that handles everything.
What I'm wanting to do is to generate a "unique code" for each of the people that sign up. I mean, once a user submits a form they would get a Bar code or something similar that they can print, they would then present that code to us the day of the event; this code would allow us to easily identify the person since we would scan it. We have both a bar code scanner and a QR code scanner.
Is there a script or something similar that can accomplish this?
I hope this makes sense. Thanks for your comments.
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Thanks Joe,
I guess now I'm stuck as in how to automatically generate a number for each participant. I guess I could use the ID but then I wouldn't know how to turn that number into a bar code using the font. (Total newbie here)
Thanks for commenting!
I guess now I'm stuck as in how to automatically generate a number for each participant. I guess I could use the ID but then I wouldn't know how to turn that number into a bar code using the font. (Total newbie here)
Thanks for commenting!
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A potential problem with using the email address is that not everyone may be willing to divulge it, being concerned about getting buried with marketing emails (aka spam). Also, depending on the demographics of your participants, not everyone may have an email address.
joe:
...that's irrelevant.
I think it's pretty obvious Jacko_pinto will not use email addresses if his form doesn't require one (!) and thus will go with a serial form number as already suggested...
However, if his form requires an email address that problem is already solved in a much cleaner way.
...that's irrelevant.
I think it's pretty obvious Jacko_pinto will not use email addresses if his form doesn't require one (!) and thus will go with a serial form number as already suggested...
However, if his form requires an email address that problem is already solved in a much cleaner way.
http://www.barcodesinc.com/free-barcode-font/
http://www.dafont.com/barcode-font.font
Regards, Joe