Download Now. Fully automate bar code generation in Microsoft Access. This example database shows several techniques including how to fill up a table with bar codes in a single operation as well as insert bar codes one at a time in a table. It also shows how to print reports and labels containing bar codes.

This file is an excellent demonstration of how to create and print bar codes in Access using
B-Coder. This database requires either the professional edition of B-Coder or the demo version listed above.

N.B. While it is possible to use B-Coder with Access, it is much easier and more efficient to use our ActiveX Control. B-Coder uses macros to copy and paste barcode images into an OLE field in your table. This means that your database grows in size and that if you modify the data in your table you must rerun the macros to update the images. Furthermore, since the VBA macros must be modified to work with the fields in your database, many inexperienced Access users have trouble setting it up. The ActiveX control does not require any code and can be added to a form or report in Access just like a textbox control, simply set the Control Source Property of the control to a field in a table or query, then run your form or report. That's all there is to it! The ActiveX control even comes with it's own sample Microsoft Access database.

[This file Last Updated: 7/19/2001.]