how to attach scanner in flex application?

Question

I want to attach scanner to a flex application and read the image using scanner.Does anyone know how to attach scanner to a flex application?.

Answer 1

This is impossible. Flash Player only permits access to camera and microphone.

See: Your privacy and Adobe Flash Player

Answer 2

if you're building an AIR application with a native installer, you can incorporate a serial proxy (here's a list) and use the new File and NativeProcess APIs to (probably) communicate with a scanner.

Mike Chambers details how to accomplish serial communication with an Arduino on his blog.