is it possible to print airtable generated barcodes?

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HiI want to be able to generate a barcode/QR code upon approval of incoming goods.Once generated, each packet that has been approved (receipted) from incoming goods needs to be able to be printed in bulk along with the details of each packet.The packet tag will then need to be viewed within Softr interface when scanned via the users mobile camera.Anyone have experience with making this work with Softr as front end (for taking the camera scan) with AT as backend? Or any suggestions?​@ScottWorld  ​@Mike_AutomaticN ​@TheTimeSavingCo ?

ScottWorld · Answer

There are a few different QR Code generators in the Airtable Marketplace, although I haven’t personally used any of them because I generate all of my QR codes by using Make’s Barcode module.

If you’ve never used Make before, I’ve assembled a bunch of Make training resources in this thread. For example, here is one of the ways that you could instantly trigger a Make automation from Airtable.

When it comes to printing documents, I typically use Documint or Docs Automator to generate my PDF files, which would automatically appear in an Airtable attachment field… and then I can print from there.

As long as you have a linked record field that contains all the records that you want to print, those apps can “loop through” all of the records inside your linked record field and print multiple records on a page. So, for your needs, that would enable you to print multiple QR codes on a page.

Sorry, I don’t have any experience with Softr, so I can’t give you any guidance there!

- ScottWorld, Expert Airtable Consultant

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