How to use a scanner from VB 2

[HebieBug]

Looking into the posibility of creating a program that will be used to operate a scanner.
Our users seem to have a little problem with tecnology.
We are thinking about creating a program that will direct them into placing client records into a scanner. Te program will then save these images to different locations on their local hardisks depending onwhat options they select on the application.
The big question is can it be done?

 

[jmarler]

The main questions that I would ask are -

1) Will the VB program being running on the scanner or is the scanner connected to a PC?

2) If running on the scanner, what kind of hardware is it?

3) If running on the scanner, does the scanner have an OS and what is it?

- Jeff Marler B-)

 

[HebieBug]

Havn't bought the printer yet but it will be a portable printer/scanner.
Am looking into the Cannon BJC50.
The software it uses is called IS Scan Plus.
As a last resort am prepared to use Microsoft Word with VBA code. Am a little sketchy about this option though as I like to keep everything in the one application.

Project Outline:
It's a program for our field agents where they enter all the client details, scan in relevent details, and then log into our server through RAS. It then update clients details to the SQL database and copies scanned images to a file server.

 

[dilettante]

I'd start reading here

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/sdkdoc/3rdparty/chapter1overview.htm

because this sounds more like what you're after.

"This chapter describes the OLE Automation component of Wang's Eastman Software's Imaging for Windows 95 product set. Imaging OLE Automation allows you to access Imaging objects programmatically using Visual Basic or any other application that supports OLE automation."