Not so long ago I wanted to add scanning (image acquisition) facility to an application I was working on, but, alas, do you think I could find anything on the net?
To assist my fellow coders, I have put together a sample application utilizing the Windows Image Acquisition Library, to acquire images, printing and preview the images, etc., etc., etc.
I do realize that I have not commented enough of the lines, but I am sure that you'll get the gist of the code pretty quickly.
I have included a GPL to ensure that you are and will not be violating any copyrights. So, enjoy and keep me posted. Your comments are welcome so don't be shy.
NOTE: You must have the latest Windows Image Acquisition Library v2 in order to run this application. If not, you can download this from MSDN.
Regards, T. C.
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I gave a 5 star rating. But I had some issues with the project. I got an error "The imported project C:\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Targets" was not found. Using VB2005 I had to create a new project. Add the form and files to it.
Then added a COM reference to "Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Lib" C:\Windows\System32\wiaaut.dll
Then for the toolbar scan button (Private Sub ScanDocumentToolStripMenuItem_Click) There is an error. Line 294 reads: For Each Filename In My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(_Path)
I had to add the underscore to FileName so it should read: For Each _Filename In My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(_Path)
Otherwise it works perfectly and Im running this under Vista x86 with VB2005. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
I got error WIA.CommonDialog. pls, help me. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
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