How to generate barcodes in excel worksheet - excel

Question

Just a short question, how to generate a barcode in excel worksheet? The barcode-text has been specified in a cell.
(Not intent to mass generate barcodes which otherwise can be done in MS Word.)

Answer 1

Select the range where barcode-text is written:
Then run the following script:
Sub INSERT_BARCODE()
Const BarcodeWidth As Integer = 156
Dim ws As Worksheet, WdApp
Set ws = ActiveSheet
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
With WdApp.Documents.Add
.PageSetup.RightMargin = .PageSetup.PageWidth - .PageSetup.LeftMargin - BarcodeWidth
.Fields.Add(Range:=.Range, Type:=-1, Text:="DISPLAYBARCODE " & CStr(Selection.Value) & " CODE39 \d \t", PreserveFormatting:=False).Copy
End With
ws.PasteSpecial Format:="Picture (Enhanced Metafile)", Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False
WdApp.Quit SaveChanges:=False
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub
Note:
Change the encoding rule as you like. This example uses CODE39 rule. Refer https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh745901(v=office.12).aspx for more details.
Adjust the BarcodeWidth interger to best fit the barcode.
BR~

Answer 2

This is massively over-specced for what you need, but you can pull the bits out of it as required.
Sub Call_Barcode_Service()
Dim strResource As String
Dim strSize As String
Dim iHgt As Integer
Dim iWth As Integer
Dim iGap As Integer
Dim PictureGrab As String
Dim lngLastRow As Long
strSize = UCase(InputBox("How Big?", "Small, Medium or Large?", "L"))
Select Case strSize
Case Is = "S"
iWth = 150
iHgt = 45
iGap = 3
Case Is = "M"
iWth = 150
iHgt = 60
iGap = 4
Case Is = "L"
iWth = 240
iHgt = 75
iGap = 5
Case Else
iWth = 250
iHgt = 75
iGap = 5
End Select
Set sel = Selection.SpecialCells(xlTextValues)
Set news = Worksheets.Add()
news.Name = "Barcodes"
Set op = news.Range("A1")
For Each acc In sel
strResource = acc.Value
PictureGrab = "http://www.barcodesinc.com/generator/image.php?code=" & strResource & "&style=197&type=C128B&width=" & iWth & "&height=" & iHgt & "&xres=1&font=1"
Set sh = ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, op.Left, op.Top, iWth, iHgt)
With sh
.Name = strResource
.Line.Visible = False
.Fill.UserPicture PictureGrab
End With
Set op = op.Offset(iGap + 1, 0).Range("A1")
Next
Range("G1").Select
End Sub

Answer 3

I use word with Macro :
Sub Macro1()
'
' Macro1 Macro
' Test Barcode
'
Dim codei As String
Dim codej As String
For I = 1 To 1 '0
For J = 1 To 2 '0
codei = CStr(I)
While Len(codei) < 2
codei = "0" & codei
Wend
codej = CStr(J)
While Len(codej) < 4
codej = "0" & codej
Wend
codei = codei & codej
Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldEmpty, _
PreserveFormatting:=False
Selection.TypeText Text:="DisplayBarcode " & codei & " Code128 \t"
Selection.TypeParagraph
Selection.Fields.Update
Next J
Next I
End Sub