A logistics coordinator at a large food distribution company reached out with a specific challenge: they needed to track product exits from their warehouse while automatically updating inventory levels. Their question was clear: they wanted to use Barcode to PC to scan a product’s QR code, let the user enter the quantity being removed, and…
A retail operations manager recently reached out with a direct question: “I don’t understand your solution. I can see the phone scanner connects and goes to the computer and uploads the barcode, but what is the point? A $20-$30 USB barcode scanner can scan instantly, without lag, battery issues, or disconnects.”
A retail operations manager recently reached out with a straightforward question: “I don’t understand your solution. I mean I can see the phone scanner connects and goes to the computer and uploads the barcode, but what is the point if Excel or CSV is locked into a paywall? A $20-$30 USB barcode scanner can scan…
A bakery operations manager recently reached out with a challenge: “Since updating to version 4.8.8, my 2D barcodes with tab-separated fields are showing the \t character instead of properly separating into columns when exporting to CSV or Excel files. Is there a way to make Barcode to PC work with tab-separated data without using complex…
A warehouse manager at a UK logistics company reached out with a common challenge: “Can I scan barcodes and capture the time of each scan, along with taking photos for proof of delivery?” They needed a solution that would work offline during field operations and sync data when workers returned to the office.
A procurement and logistics manager from North Macedonia recently reached out with a specific challenge: their company needed a way to integrate mobile barcode scanning capabilities with their existing storage management system. After researching various solutions, they discovered Barcode to PC and wanted to test whether it could bridge the gap between smartphone-based scanning and…
A logistics coordinator recently reached out with a common challenge: their team scans PostNL tracking QR codes that contain full URLs with multiple parameters, but they only needed to extract a single tracking number from the URL string. The QR codes contained URLs like https://postnl.nl/tracktrace/?D=NL&B=3SKAAG286384902&P=5991PT&L=NL&T=C&C=k-pnl_p-pnl_u-red_r-qrcode, and they wanted to capture just the value of the…
An e-commerce operations manager reached out with a common multi-platform challenge: “We need to update stock quantities in two different Google Sheets files at the same time. One file feeds our website inventory, and the other syncs with our marketplace listings. Can we scan a barcode, enter a quantity, and have both files updated automatically?”…
A systems administrator recently reached out with a challenge: “We connected a wireless Bluetooth barcode scanner to our tablet, but the Barcode to PC app keeps opening the camera instead of reading from the scanner.” This is one of the most common questions we receive, and fortunately, the solution is straightforward once you understand how…
A warehouse manager recently asked us an interesting question: “Can each output template save to a different CSV file, even when all templates are stored in the same folder?” The short answer is yes, and this approach can dramatically simplify your workflow organization.