Unable to use QR code

[PTLPP035C36]

This is my version of Indesign, but I can't use the QR code. I use it in China.

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

What do you mean you can't use it? Is the feature not accessible, or not working, or is it producing faulty codes?

[PTLPP035C36]

I can't find this feature in this version, but my old version (2019) has it

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@PTLPP035C36

What do you mean by 2019? 

This doesn't work? 

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/indesign/using/generate-qr-code.html 

[PTLPP035C36]

This picture is the 2019 version I mentioned. I have been using the old version before, but this time I used the latest version and the QR code function is missing.

Yes, the QR code function mentioned in your website is not found in the latest Indesign I downloaded

 

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

I can only think that your download —

• is corrupted in a very odd way so that the QR code module is not registering correctly.
• is a version (CJK?) that does not include the QR code feature.
• is limited by distribution or destination and does not include the QR code feature.

Your best option is to contact technical support; I don't think user level assistance will be of much help.

[PTLPP035C36]

You are awesome, thanks for your suggestion. I asked the technician in charge of this area, and it is true what you said. QR code cannot be used in China due to regional influence.

I also want to ask if this community has a script to achieve this function?

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

[...] 

I also want to ask if this community has a script to achieve this function?

By @PTLPP035C36

You mean to create from scratch? If you don't have too many - there are free online generators. 

[PTLPP035C36]

Because of work needs, a large number of

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

If your version of ID does not include the feature, there's no good way to add it to the app. It takes much more than scripting (the encoding process is phenomenally complex). There may be a plugin, but it may be subject to the same restrictions.

As RT noted, there are many apps and online services that generate QR codes; I think your best option is to find one that suits your needs, budget and any "outside" requirements you have to meet.

The ID feature is a nice thing to have, but it's not the only method and if you have to generate a lot of codes, may not even be the best utility for the task.

[PTLPP035C36]

Thank you very much for your patience. I will try your suggestions and hope I can find a better software alternative.

[davecourtemanche]

This is the site my company uses. The advantage with this (over the indesign feature) is it can create dynamic QR codes. Much more useful than static QR codes.
https://app.qrcodekit.com/

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

[...] dynamic QR codes [...] 

By @davecourtemanche

"Dynamic QR codes" do not exist. 

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

As noted. Don't mistake a fancy redirect system for "dynamic" anything but a way to put a meter on your customer contact stream.

[davecourtemanche]

For people who use QR codes, there is differentation between a static and dynamic. Yes, it is a redirect, but it is common reference language. No need to be an internet troll.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@davecourtemanche

This is a public forum - not a specialists niche place - so you need to be precise - otherwise people believe in this false information and get into trouble.

QR code is one thing - website that is doing redirection is completely different - independent and unrelated - thing. 

[davecourtemanche]

yeah, so this kind of response doesn't helpful in that regard:

"Dynamic QR codes" do not exist. 

a 2 second google would help anyone unclear on "dyanamic" vs "static" would remedy the lack of info. But go ahead and gatekeep if you want. You're the expert.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@davecourtemanche

You've no idea how many people don't know how to use Google.

If they would - number of posts here would drop 10 times... 

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Neither of is us being anything of the kind. "Dynamic QR code" is an invention of the marketing department of services that provide redirected and tracked code services... which is fine, except that every single one of them wraps the product/service up in wondrous nonsense and mystery, obscuring what's really going on with a false impression that the codes can "change" — we see designers here deeply confused on the point quite often.

That these services often offer the code "for free" without specifying exactly what lies beyond, and then mouse-trap the unwary company/designer into having to pay for continuing service — sometimes long after the "free" code has been widely distributed — makes me think of terms a lot harsher than "troll."

These providers don't mention that any company with two computers to rub together can do their own tracking and redirection, without paying a dime or a per-click fee. And that's when they do mention that cost/per-click/pay-me is down the road at all.

If the field were not so rife with deception, misdirection, nonsense claims and marketing fog, I in particular wouldn't be so insistent about pointing out that "dynamic QR codes" simply do not exist, not in the sense that they are usually promoted. I'd politely ask that you don't further the misunderstanding, especially not in here.

[Alyssa35917488unrx]

Hi, i want ask about what kind of way you or your team solve this problem, cause i meet exacly the same situation - in china and could use the QR code.

[PTLPP035C36]

Currently this can only be done through plugins or third-party software.