Integrating a document scanner

[yomyom]

Dear Delphites,
How do I controll the scanner from my delphi program?

I'm creating a document retrieval system. My prog needs me to be able to activate the scanner (in my office) from within my delphi program (I feel this will appear tidier than telling user to scan with say word or paint, then run my prog).

However, if the steps for active-x and word or paint could be given to me, that would be ok too.

I would therefore appreciate being point in the right direction, codewise or the right component.

Thanks,
yomi.

 

[DelphiAaron]

theres a free vcl to acquire from twain devices

http://www.torry.net/vcl/mmedia/twain/ahacquireimage.zip

i use it to scan documents into a blob field in my db.

its a d5 vcl but works fine in d7.

Aaron Taylor
John Mutch Electronics

http://www.jme.com.au