Scanning (twain)

[skiman]

Hi,

I'm adding scanning possibilities to my application. Everything is working very well with eztw32.dll.

I was wondering if it would be possible to 'read' some code on the scan? This is what I want to accomplish.

1. When the accountant add an invoice to the system, I want to print a barcodelabel, which the accountant can put on the document. This way he/she don't have to make the scan themself.
2. Another person receives al the documents, with the labels on it. This person makes the scans.
3. The software checks the barcodes on the scan, and save the scan with the same name. So if the barcode on the label is '1234567', the scan receives the name '1234567.jpg'.

Anyone who has done this before?

[Tom]

Hi, Chris.

You need OCR-software (or a SDK) for this, something like Abby Finereader or GdPicture.

[reganc]

Have you asked Spike at DOSADI which OCR products can be used with EZTWAIN?

[Cliff Wiernik]

I use GDPicture, not for scanning, and I think it is a good product.

[skiman]

Hi,

Meanwhile I did some search on the internet.

There are some active-x components which are reading a barcode from an image. This can be done after the scan is made.

DOSADI also has implemented a 'barcodereader' in their PRO version. It seems as it is not very fast, so I will try with some other tools. I will look at GDpicture.

Thanks for the suggestions, they showed me the way I have to look.

[Cliff Wiernik]

I think GDPicture has access to a barcode reading capability.