# Convert Bar Codes to Text

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-bar-codes-to-text/107686
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**Created:** [April 18, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-bar-codes-to-text/107686 "2004-04-18T01:06:44Z")
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### Author: ![Yeldarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-bar-codes-to-text/107686/1 "2004-04-18T01:06:44Z")

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I purchased Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Education Edition last fall when it first came out. I installed it, and everything worked fine. That is until I recently reformatted. You see, Macromedia shipped my serial number on a flimsy paper CD sleeve… Not exactly the easiest thing to keep track of. I can’t find it now, and I need to reactivate my Studio MX 2004. On the box, there is something that says Serial Number and then has a bar code. Is there a way to convert this bar code to the serial number? By scanning it in or something?

I tried contacting Macromedia a few weeks ago, but got no response. If no one knows how to do this, I am going to fax it to them and ask them to.