S/Scan

S/Scan

S/Scan is quite simply a utility for managing the scanning of images from within an OpenInsight application interface. The product consists of a single executable file which provides a wrapper around the standard Imageman libraries. The utility is launched from the application using the standard Runwin command and the user is presented with a dialog showing the image that is being scanned. The Imageman .dll is used to execute the scan and an Imageman VBX (nothing more than a wrapper around the .dll) is used to manipulate the images.

S/Scan currently provides ease of use and also user control if required.

Simple Configuration - The arguments are set by the developer and hard coded into the application. When the executable file is run, from a button for instance the scanner routine will be run using the pre-defined switches. All of the images will be scanned and saved using the single definition and filed in numerical order. This enables multi-page images to be stored and retrieved as multiple image files

Advanced Configuration - In many instances the user may require the ability to change the arguments to suit their needs. In this instance the OpenInsight developer simply needs to build a standard OpenInsight form into which the list of arguments are entered. These are then passed to the the S/Scan executable which uses these to run the scanning routine. This method enables multiple definitions, for instance images can be scanned and stored to folders in different places, they can be scanned in colour, black and white or Grey and at different resolutions all depending on the users requirements.

Command Line Arguments

The command line arguments used within S/Scan are:

Switch	Required	Description	Example	Default
/E		Extension to save files as	.gif, .tif, .jpg	.gif
/R		Resolution of the image in DPI	300, 600	none
/C		Pixel type	BW, GREY, RGB	BW
/P	ü	The path to put the scanned file in	c:\scandocs	none
/F	ü	The starting number for the file names	1	1
/N		The number of pages to scan	1	none
/D		Shows the scanner dialog while scanning
/S		Shows the source select dialog before scanning

Example of a typical command line:

SSCAN.EXE /f=69 /p=c:\scandocs /n=10 /e=jpg /r=600 /c=rgb /d

Please note that this is currently a 16-bit module that does require the 16-bit Imageman libraries. A 32-bit version has been discussed internally but the only real benefits are that the 16-bit Imageman libraries will no longer be required and that the pure 32-bit box can be ticked. For this reason development on a 32-bit version is not currently on the schedule for the near future. If you require a 32-bit version specifically please contact us to discuss this further.