Max characters Parameter for Barcode Scanner

Hi,

I am putting together a form that uses a barcode scan functionality.

Is there any way I can place a max characters parameter on the barcode to stop the wrong barcodes/formats being scanned/used?

Appreciate any help.

Best,

Harry

Hi @Harry_Clark ! As you are new to the community, when you get a chance, please introduce yourself here.

I am not super familiar with barcodes specifically, but in general you can add a constraint to a prompt, and so possibly that would work to constrain the length of the barcode, or the format of the resulting variable. See ODK-X XLSX Converter Reference — ODK-X Docs for some details on constraints

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I agree with Caroline that adding a constraint to the barcode type will prevent users from moving on until the value is acceptable.

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Thank you! I will definitely introduce myself. And thank you for the constraint suggestion and that useful converter resource, I have saved that for future reference.

So it should look like this under the constraint column right? If I am trying to limit the max characters to 10.

string-length(.) = 10

Screenshot for reference here.