Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Barcode.GenerateJSON

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New in version: 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Statistic

Barcode.GenerateJSON

Generates a barcode.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
Barcode	9.4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Barcode.GenerateJSON"; JSON ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

JSON The JSON block with all options. {
"symbology": "QRCode",
"Text": "Hello World",
"Scale": 4
}

Parameter	Description	Example value
JSON	The JSON block with all options.	{ "symbology": "QRCode", "Text": "Hello World", "Scale": 4 }

Result

Returns GMImage reference or error.

Description

Generates a barcode.
All parameters come as values in JSON block and most are optional.

Key	Value	Example
Symbology	Symbol to use. Can be number or text name.	QRCode
Text	Human readable text, which usually consists of input data plus one more check digit.	"Hello World"
Transparent	Transparency mode: 0: black on white, 1: black on transparent background, 2: white on black, 3: white on transparent background	0
Rotation	Rotation angle to use. Multiply of 90°.	0
ShowText	Whether to show text. Pass 0 to hide text.	1
WhitespaceWidth	Whitespace width.	5
BorderWidth	Border width.	5
OutputOptions	Set various output file options as number.	0
Scale	Scale factor for adjusting size of image. Usually 4 or bigger for printing in high resolution.	4
Option1	Symbol specific options.	0
Option2	Symbol specific options.	0
Option3	Symbol specific options.	0
InputMode	Set encoding of input data. Pass 0 for data, 1 for unicode.	1
ECI	Extended Channel Interpretation mode.	3
DotSize	Size of dots used in dotty mode.	1.25
Primary	Primary message data for more complex symbols. ""
ForeGroundColor	Foreground (ink) colour as RGB hexadecimal string. Must be 6 characters.	"ff0000"
BackGroundColor	Background (paper) colour as RGB hexadecimal string. Must be 6 charaters.	"0000ff"
OutputFile	Contains the name of the file to output a resulting barcode symbol to. Must end in .png, .gif, .eps, .pcx, .svg or .txt.	"C:\test.png"

Possible symbologies: CODE11, C25MATRIX, C25INTER, C25IATA, C25LOGIC, C25IND, CODE39, EXCODE39, EAN8, EANX, EAN128, CODABAR, CODE128, DPLEIT, DPIDENT, CODE16K, CODE49, CODE93, FLAT, RSS14, RSSLTD, RSSEXP, TELEPEN, UPCA, UPCE, POSTNET, MSIPLESSEY, FIM, LOGMARS, PHARMA, PZN, PHARMA_TWO, PDF417, PDF417TRUNC, MAXICODE, QRCODE, CODE128B, AUSPOST, AUSREPLY, AUSROUTE, AUSREDIRECT, ISBNX, RM4SCC, DATAMATRIX, EAN14, CODABLOCKF, NVE18, JAPANPOST, KOREAPOST, RSS14STACK, RSS14STACKOMNI, RSSEXPSTACK, PLANET, MICROPDF417, ONECODE, PLESSEY, TELEPEN_NUM, ITF14, KIX, AZTEC, DAFT, MICROQR, HIBC128, HIBC39, HIBCDM, HIBCQR, HIBCPDF, HIBCMICPDF, HIBCBLOCKF, HIBCAZTEC, AZRUNE, CODE32, EANXCC, EAN128CC, RSS14CC, RSSLTDCC, RSSEXPCC, UPCACC, UPCECC, RSS14STACKCC, RSS14OMNICC, RSSEXPSTACKCC, CHANNEL, CODEONE, GRIDMATRIX, EANXCHK, UPCACHK, UPCECHK, DOTCODE, HANXIN, VIN, MAILMARK, UPNQR and ULTRA..

Please use EANX for EAN-2, EAN-5, EAN-8 and EAN-13. You may need to leave away the check digit for some barcodes. EAN-13 can be created with 12 or 13 digits, but for EAN-8, only pas 7 digits.
This function returns an image reference for our GMImage functions. There you can either work on the image or simply store it in a container. On the end please free the image with GMImage.Release function.
For the size, be aware that some types like UPC codes have fixed size depending on content.

Examples

Create barcode based on JSON:

Set Field [ Barcode Generation JSON::Image ; "" ]
Set Variable [ $img ; Value: MBS("Barcode.GenerateJSON"; Barcode Generation JSON::JSON) ]
If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ]
Set Field [ Barcode Generation JSON::Image ; MBS( "GMImage.WriteToPNGContainer"; $img; "barcode.png") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.Destroy"; $img ) ]
Else
Show Custom Dialog [ "Failed to create barcode" ; $img ]
End If

Example Databases

Barcode/Barcode Generation JSON

Blog Entries

Release notes

Version 9.4
- Added Barcode.GenerateJSON function.

Created 5th September 2019, last changed 5th September 2019

Barcode.Generate - Barcode.GetInputMode

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