Hi:



I need to know how to scan documents that will go to a server using ASP.

Does anybody have information on how to do it ?



TIA,

Ruth

Scanning isn't really much of a thin web client function, so your best bet

would be to use a combination of ASP on the server and a thicker front-end

such as a VB app.  I haven't tried anything like transfering files from a

thick client to ASP, but a theory that may work would be something like

this:



1) VB app scans document and saves image to local temp file.

2) VB app construct form to POST to web server's ASP page (including an

input field of type FILE).

3) VB app POSTs page.

4) ASP page contains script to handle the upload of file and places it in

the appropriate location.





If you're not doing something like writing to a database in conjunction with

your file upload, then it may be a more simple solution to simply FTP the

file.  My recommendation would be to first build a page that has a FILE

input and use that page to get your server script working.  Once that works,

you can concentrate on building the correct emulation of that form in VB.

If you decide to go this route, please let me know what you come up with, as

I'd be interested to see the solution.





=================================

Kyle M. Burns, MCSD, MCT

ECommerce Technology Manager

Centra Credit Union

kburns@c...



 





-----Original Message-----

From: Ruth Nisenbaum [mailto:ruthnis@0...]

Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 1:31 AM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Scanning with ASP





Hi:



I need to know how to scan documents that will go to a server using ASP.

Does anybody have information on how to do it ?



TIA,

Ruth








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-----Original Message-----

From: Coffey, Dana [mailto:dcoffey@B...]

Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 8:24 AM

To: 'Kyle Burns '

Subject: RE: [asp_web_howto] RE: Scanning with ASP





Can you forward this to the list for me pleae? Something is wrong with our

Outlook web access and this won't send to the list for some reason.



There are 2 server side components for scanning that I've found to use with

ASP.  I'm currently working on an application that do what was asked.  The

url's for the components are:



http://www.internext.co.za/stefan/webtwain/

http://comobjects.net/Products/PictureGallery/



I'm leaning towards the webtwain component personally, but in the process of

testing both.



hth,



Dana 



-----Original Message-----

From: Kyle Burns

To: ASP Web HowTo

Sent: 11/9/01 4:49 AM

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: Scanning with ASP



Scanning isn't really much of a thin web client function, so your best

bet

would be to use a combination of ASP on the server and a thicker

front-end

such as a VB app.  I haven't tried anything like transfering files from

a

thick client to ASP, but a theory that may work would be something like

this:



1) VB app scans document and saves image to local temp file.

2) VB app construct form to POST to web server's ASP page (including an

input field of type FILE).

3) VB app POSTs page.

4) ASP page contains script to handle the upload of file and places it

in

the appropriate location.





If you're not doing something like writing to a database in conjunction

with

your file upload, then it may be a more simple solution to simply FTP

the

file.  My recommendation would be to first build a page that has a FILE

input and use that page to get your server script working.  Once that

works,

you can concentrate on building the correct emulation of that form in

VB.

If you decide to go this route, please let me know what you come up

with, as

I'd be interested to see the solution.





=================================

Kyle M. Burns, MCSD, MCT

ECommerce Technology Manager

Centra Credit Union

kburns@c...



 





-----Original Message-----

From: Ruth Nisenbaum [mailto:ruthnis@0...]

Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 1:31 AM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Scanning with ASP





Hi:



I need to know how to scan documents that will go to a server using ASP.

Does anybody have information on how to do it ?



TIA,

Ruth








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