A client recently discussed the idea of identifying patients and patient-related materials with bar codes and how you might do that with Filemaker Go in the iPad.IOS:
This from thew Filemaker Technical Developer forum:
Module 13 in the Filemaker 11 Training Series has a demonstration technique for using pic2shop (free app) as a barcode reader and receiving the resulting barcode back as an input to a Filemaker Go database via a script to open the scan app with open URL, this call to pic2shop includes the callback script with the result, and passes the barcode back as a parameter to the “process results” script
This uses the camera on the iphone (ipod touch for cheaper/more replaceable option?, ballistic case to protect the device?) as the “barcode scanner” and may achieve what you require.
I downloaded the free version of the app –>
ShopSavvy (Barcode Scanner and QR Code Reader)
By ShopSavvy, Inc.
and scanned in a random product Bar code from a package I had on my desk. I had on my desk with my iPad:
The aforementioned article gives the programming goblegook for grabbing the number from scan and returning it to Filemaker Go.
Passing Data Between FileMaker Go and other iOS Applications
One very powerful feature of FileMaker Go is its ability to pass data to and receive data from other iOS applications. Just as plug-ins can be used to extend the capabilities of FileMaker Pro on the desktop, the FMP7Script URL scheme feature extends the capabilities of FileMaker Go by allowing FileMaker Go to use a URL to open and pass data to another application. Likewise, other iOS applications can open and pass data into a FileMaker Go script.
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URL Syntax
The original fmp7:/// URL scheme was enhanced for FileMaker Go so that in addition to being able to open a file, a specific script can be called and data can be passed into the script as optional parameters. There are several forms of the new URL scheme that cause FileMaker Go to behave in different ways:
FMP7Script:///?script=[¶m=] [&<$name>=]
This form of the URL causes FileMaker Go to look for and open (if not already open) a remote FileMaker file. Then the named script must be in that file. Once the file is opened, it will look for and execute the script specified in the URL.
FMP7Script://$/?script=[¶m=] [&<$name>=]
This form of the URL causes FileMaker Go to look for the named script in a file by the given name that is already open.
FMP7Script://~/?script=[¶m=] [&<$name>=]
This form of the URL causes FileMaker Go to look for and potentially open a file with the specified name from over the network or on the local device in the Documents directory. Then the named script must be in that file.
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Bottom line:
A bar code can be created by any MRN and added to labels for example
i would use 6barcode by SixFriedRice: http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/products/6barcode/
From a Custom Jewelry database I created that created and used bar codes:
Labels can be affixed to Reports, Printouts, Pets, Products, anything you like.
The Jewelry maker bought a label printer expressly for this purpose and the label was customized.
Kaiser now has bar codes on wrist IDs for admitted patients for proper identification.
Applicable to so many needs.
Setup would not be too difficult.
MACC signing out.
APPLE’S IPAD WAS always a solution in search of a problem—forever in the “want” category, never quite the “need.” Sure, it sold like gangbusters. But everyone who wanted one has one by now, and doesn’t want or need another. Despite a year’s worth of upbeat projections and assurances from CEO Tim Cook, the iPad is … well, in need of new ideas. Craig Federighi’s WWDC presentation played up the gee-whiz appeal of the iPad’s forthcoming multitasking features and made one thing clear: It is high time Apple put its tablet to work.How? By turning it into the “truck” of mobile computing. It turns out that Steve Jobs’ prediction in 2010 that PCs “are going to be like trucks”—that is, semi-specialized professional machines for getting work done—was more prescient than he intended. Phablets like the iPhone 6 Plus handle casual communication and entertainment needs; meanwhile, PCs like the Macbook Pro and 5K Retina iMac are so good they’re no longer trucks, they’re heavy construction equipment.
It’s been many years since I worked in prepress, but 