Google Sheets Barcode Formulas

These are some helpful formulas that can be used in Google Sheets documents.

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Note: These formulas only work with these barcode types:

Usage

Here's how to use the included formulas in a google sheet.

Given an incomplete barcode without a check digit, this will return the calculated digit.

 input: =CALC_CHECK_DIGIT(01234567890)
output: 5

Given a full barcode, this will return TRUE if the barcode is valid and FALSE if it is invalid.

 input: =VALID_CHECK_DIGIT(012345678905)
output: TRUE

Given an invalid barcode, this will return the barcode with the check digit appended to it.

 input: =APPEND_CHECK_DIGIT(01234567890)
output: 012345678905

Given a barcode, this will identify the type of barcode as one of these possible types:

If the barcode is invalid, an error is returned.

 input: =BARCODE_TYPE(012345678905)
output: UPC-A

 input: =BARCODE_TYPE(01234567890)
output: ERROR: 01234567890 is not a valid barcode size.