Long shot. Anyone know how to integrate a bar code reader into a glide App? I would like to enable my app to scan bar codes on wine bottles then retrieve product information. Yep very long shot!

We’re releasing built-in barcode scanning very soon.

Maybe of interest to you :thinking: [image] Barcode scanner Project Showcase URL: https://barcode-scanner.glideapp.io/ [image] Created a new (very simple) barcode scanner which also scans QR code. It makes use of service from barcodeapi from https://cloudmersive.com/ This service scan an image or photo of a barcode and return the result. Supported barcode types include AZTEC, CODABAR, CODE_39, CODE_93, CODE_128, DATA_MATRIX, EAN_8, EAN_13, ITF, MAXICODE, PDF_417, QR_CODE, RSS_14, RSS_EXPANDED, UPC_A, UPC_E, All_1D, UPC_EAN_EXTENSION, MSI, PLESSEY, IMB The app makes…

@Simon_Hill look in the thread as shown but please be aware that a native barcode scanner isn’t available yet. You can do a workaround as described in the showcase [image] Barcode scanner Project Showcase URL: https://barcode-scanner.glideapp.io/ [image] Created a new (very simple) barcode scanner which also scans QR code. It makes use of service from barcodeapi from https://cloudmersive.com/ This service scan an image or photo of a barcode and return the result. Supported barcode types include AZTEC, CODABAR, CODE_39, CODE_93, CODE_128, DATA_MATRIX, EAN_8, EAN_13, ITF, MAXICODE, PDF_417, QR_CODE, RSS_14, RSS_EXPANDED, UPC_A, UPC_E, All_1D, UPC_EAN_EXTENSION, MSI, PLESSEY, IMB The app makes…

I had this problem recently with a check in app I was working on. This may be a possible workaround. I set up a Google Sheet in labeled Check In with the following columns: Check Form (an “a” is in this column to allow Glide to recognize the row when the Check In Barcode is empty) and Check In Barcode (User specific, just in case you have more than one person using the app at the same time) In the GDE I created a tab called Check In with the Check In table as my source, the style was Details. I also added a relation to the Glide Table labeled Check In which compared the Check In Barcode to the Barcode on my Children table. This relation was used for my inline list. There are two components in this tab, Text Entry and an Inline List. The Text Entry is used to input your scanned barcode and is linked to the Check in Barcode column. The Inline list, used to display the scan barcode’s information, is in Card format, it’s visibility is set to show when the barcode is not empty and it’s filter is set to when the barcode text entry equals the Check In Barcode. It’s source for me is the Children table which houses the barcode numbers. If you don’t have a barcode scanner. I found a bluetooth scanner on Amazon called Netum Pocket 2D Barcode Scanner (Model# C750) which works well with a laptop or mobile device.

Hello @Simon_Hill Are you going to use the application on the mobile or notebook or desktop pc?

@mmgt2005 would you share a video as well as this often makes it easier for people like me to understand? How do you get the info from the scanner into the app - is it scanned directly to google sheets ? Thanks for sharing👍

@krivo To get the info from the scanner into the app, you can click on the field of the app and scan the barcode. The scanner works like a keyboard and inputs the barcode into the field. I also found that it works in the search field as well. I’ll try and create a tutorial tomorrow.

I installed the app, took a couple of photos of barcodes and nothing happened. I figured it was probably my bar code so looked at the history of recent images. When I clicked on those I could not find a single one that did anything. Clicking on the button to did nothing. Are you sure this works? A video would be very helpful to see what you are doing.

On the mobile. Currently users photograph a wine bottle/label. I would like the option to scan the image and have a link that allows users to access an image of the bottle and maybe product information. Definitely not with desktop/laptop.

@Simon_Hill It is https://barcode-scanner.glideapp.io/ you are using, right? I have just used it and it does read the barcode. It might not show up as quickly as you might like.

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