How to create, update barcodes with Macro, VBA Scripts
in Excel document?

Automatically generate, update barcodes with Excel Macro, VBA script codes in Microsoft Excel file

How to update barcode automatically using Excel Macro programming, or VBA script coding



In this Excel barcode generator user guide, you will learn how to create, update linear, 2d barcodes through Excel Macro programming or VBA script codes in your Excel document.

  • Easy to update all barcodes in Excel document through Excel VBA script codes
  • Update barcodes with updated Excel cell datas
  • No font, COM control, VBA, Macro, activex programming code installed

How to generate, update barcodes through VBA codes in Excel?

  1. Download Barcode Generator Excel Add-in software
  2. Install Excel add in to create, update multiple barcodes with Excel VBA script codes
  3. Step by Step Tutorial










How to create, update bulk barcodes in Excel VBA script coding in Office Excel document?

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This example demonstrates how to update those exist "link-to-cell" barcodes in the workbook by using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code.

Preparation

Prepare a sample Excel document with list of barcode already generated. You can view the detailed guide here:
How to create bulk/multiple barcodes from Excel Cell datas in Excel document?





Step 1: Open prepared Excel file "EAN-13-Data-Sample-Report.xlsx".

Step 2: Open Excel Developer tool "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications"

On the Excel Ribbon, click the Developer tab.



Then, click Visual Basic in the Code group to open the "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" window





Step 3: Open file "ThisWorkbook" to add VBA script code

Double-click ThisWorkbook in the Project window to open the code file.





Step 4: Add sample VBA code to update barcodes in Excel

Copy all following VB code to the code file.
  • Create a new Application.COMAddIns("OnBarcode.OnBarcodeExcelAddIn") object
  • Call method UpdateAllBarcode to update all barcodes in the Excel document
Sub CallVSTOMethod()
  ' Update contents of those cells in the Number column
  Sheet1.Range("B4").Value = "1234567890123"
  Sheet1.Range("B5").Value = "1234567890345"
  Sheet1.Range("B6").Value = "1234567890567"
  Sheet1.Range("B7").Value = "1234567890789"
  ' Get a COMAddIn object that represents the OnBarcode.OnBarcodeExcelAddIn VSTO Add-in.
  Dim addIn As COMAddIn
  Dim automationObject As Object
  Set addIn = Application.COMAddIns("OnBarcode.OnBarcodeExcelAddIn")
  ' Get the Object property of the COMAddIn and call the UpdateAllBarcode method.
  Set automationObject = addIn.Object
  automationObject.UpdateAllBarcode
End Sub






Step 5: Run the VBA code to update all barcodes in Excel document

Press F5 to run the code.



Then, four cells in the Number column have been updated to new values, and four linked Pictures (in Barcode column) have been refreshed by method UpdateAllBarcode.

















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