![]() ![]() Let's say you already have a database that matches your barcodes to descriptions in Excel like this:Ģ | 12345678 Dell Desktop Tower Tag # D432Y1A, i7 3GHz 4GB 250GBĤ | 12345680 HP Laserjet 477 MFP S/N 12345112 Whether you're using barcodes just to track shampoo or individual computer assets, you'd have to build a database or get access to an online database to know what the barcode represents. I'm not sure of your application, but I presume since you're talking about UPC codes, you're not interested in distinguishing two items carrying the same UPC code. Then you need asset tags (barcodes unique for each device) and a database you maintain yourself. While that's OK for shampoo, it would be no good if you're trying to distinguish one Dell U2417 computer monitor from another. For example, all bottles of a particular brand of shampoo are the same. UPCs are fine when many identical items need a description that applies to all. You'd have to have access to a UPC database somewhere to lookup what that number represents, or manually create your own database of UPC codes you plan on handling. ![]() You mentioned UPC codes (which are just numeric with a checksum). You can barcode any data you want using 3 of 9 or other barcode formats, but they can get quite long. ![]()
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