QR Code

Generate QRCode in MS Access

1. Right click command prompt and run command prompt as administrator.

QR Code command prompt as administrator

To register 64-bit DLL, please type in the following commands:

cd "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Barcodesoft\FontUtil"
%systemroot%\System32\regsvr32.exe cruflbcs_x64.dll

Type in the following commands to register 32-bit cruflbcs.dll:

cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Barcodesoft\FontUtil"
regsvr32.exe cruflbcs.dll
register cruflbcs.dll commands for QR code

If you see the following Window pop up, your registration was successful.

register cruflbcs.dll succeeded

2. Start Microsoft® Access®.

If you are using Access 2000 or 2003, click menu ===> Tools ==> Macro ===> Security. Choose Low security level.

QRCode Access Macro Security

If you are using Access 2007 / 2010 / 2013 / 2016 / 2019, click the Microsoft Office Button.

Office 2010 button Office 2016 button Office 2019 button

Then click Access Options, choose Trust Center. In the Macro Settings category, under Macro Settings, choose "Enable all macros" as shown below.

QRCode Access Macro Setting

3. Press ALT + F11 to open Microsoft® Visual Basic editor.

QRCode Access VBA

4. From Visual Basic editor, choose menu Tools ===> References. It will popup a dialog. Click Browse button and choose cruflbcs.dll from your working folder. Usually it's under C:\Program File (x86)\CommonFiles\Barcodesoft\Fontutil folder. Click the checkbox beside crUFLBcs 4.0 Type Library as shown below. Then click OK button.

QRCode add reference

5. Press Ctrl+M, it will popup a dialog, choose barcodesoft.bas under C:\Program File (x86)\CommonFiles\Barcodesoft\Fontutil folder. Then click "Open".

If you don't find barcodesoft.bas, please download it from QRCode.

QRCode import vba

6. Close Visual Basic and go back to your Access database. Now, create a report in Design view and type in one of the following macros in the field where you want to show QRCode barcode before apply font typeface:

=qrcode([data.code])

Please notice that 'data' is the Table name, 'code' is the Field name.

QRCode barcode excel macro

7. Right click the field you want to display QRCode barcode. Choose Properties from context menu. Apply BcsQRCode to the field to get a QRCode.

QRCode import vba