Does anyone print ticket barcodes on a will call list? I am interested to know if it is possible to scan patrons in to an event off of a will call or check in list.
You could batch print tickets to a file and then mail merge the data into Word to create your will call list with just the names and their ticket numbers. In Word you would then convert the ticket numbers into bar codes (see this document for some tips on printing bar codes outside of Tessitura). Just keep in mind that every time you print tickets, it regenerates the ticket numbers, invalidating the previous ticket numbers. So you could have your will call sheet to scan or actual tickets, but not both.
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It is possible to get the N-Scan numbers for the tickets without having to reprint the tickets that the customer has, which would mean that you could scan both your will call sheet and the actual ticket for entry, but I would of course test this out thoroughly!
I have just written a report that gets the N-Scan number for each ticket, so you should be able to save this to Word and then create the bar codes in Word as Kevin has mentioned (although again I haven't test this).
The report was part of Mini Magic at the Conference, (http://www.tessituranetwork.com/tlcc/2012/PDFs/12-B_Mini-Magic.pdf) it is in the bonus section at the end if you want to take a look. I think it would do what you want, (with some modifications, to get more customer info as the report I have doesn't pull anything more than the customer_no). I'd be happy to send your DBA the code if you wanted to do some testing.
Caryl
Thanks Everyone! Some great solutions