# Help creating a barcode textfield value

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-creating-a-barcode-textfield-value/162302>\
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**Created:** [September 12, 2005, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-creating-a-barcode-textfield-value/162302 "2005-09-12T00:55:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carlokohan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carlokohan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Carlokohan)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-creating-a-barcode-textfield-value/162302/1 "2005-09-12T00:55:59Z")

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guys, i need help with creating/converting a text value into a barcode readable format. i already have the barcode font but i don’t know how to put asterisk(\*) into the dynamically obtained text value. The asterisk is a qualifier, barcode scanners need this to let them know where to start reading and to end. thanks.

example: 12345. i need to convert this into _#12345_.