C# Document Scanning

Question

I have a document storage application that I need to integrate with a scanner software or create one on my own. I have very limited funding so buying an expensive alternative isn't really an option.

I thought about just linking to the customer's scanning software's executable and opening it when they want to scan but that just seems like a bad way of doing it.

Anyone have any suggestions on how I do this?

Thanks as usual, Eroc

Answer 1

IEvolution- free and I've delivered two successful scanning solutions using it.

Key to a robust solution is that you need a decent, up-to-date TWAIN/WIA driver for the scanner.

Answer 2

This article explains how to do TWAIN scanning in C#

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/twaindotnet.aspx

It's fine for simple applications.

Disclaimer: I work for Atalasoft

We sell a TWAIN SDK that makes this a lot easier and has been tested on thousands of scanners.

http://www.atalasoft.com/products/dotimage/dottwain