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Get handle of my scanner

I installed an ActiveX component, but all of its functions require you to know the OLE_HANDLE of the scanner, for example:
    function ScannerAvailable(hWnd: OLE_HANDLE): WordBool;
    function OpenScanner(hWnd: OLE_HANDLE): Integer;
    function CloseScanner(hWnd: OLE_HANDLE): Integer;
The scanner is a USB scanner, how do I get its handle to start and stop scanning?

Details:
  Scanner: Fujitsu fi-60F
  IDE: Delphi 7
  ActiveX Control: Fujitsu Scanner Control (Version 5.20) FiScn.ocx
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briangochnauer

8/22/2022 - Mon
rfwoolf

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FYI There is a link to the MSDN about a function  called EnumerateWiaDevices but this may be incorrect and I may need some help using this in Delphi
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms629852(VS.85).aspx
rfwoolf

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There's also a Windows type library that enumerates image devices, but I'm still trying to figure out how to get a handle:
http://www.delphigroups.info/2/3/936314.html
==================================
I have imported
"Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition 1.01 Type Library"
using the Project / Import Type Library menu option. The file
WIALib_TLB.pas was created automatically.
I can get a list of cameras attached to my PC by doing:
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
I: Integer;
Dev: IWiaDeviceInfo;
begin
wia.Connect;
Caption := IntToStr(wia.Devices.Count);
lb.Items.Clear;
for I := 0 to wia.Devices.Count - 1 do
begin
Dev := wia.Devices.Item[I] as IWiaDeviceInfo;
lb.Items.Add(Dev.Name + ' (' + Dev.Id + ')');
end;
end;
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You can see from the functions I listed in the question stuff like open scanner, see if its available, scan an image, etc
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briangochnauer

Then you would notice that there is nothing in the documentation stating a 'handle' is available.
'Handle' is a generic term not a specification. Check the documentation for the ActiveX control you installed or contact the developer that created the ActiveX control.
Or you could always use the Microsoft API for free.
rfwoolf

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"Or you could always use the Microsoft API for free."
You mean Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)?
Unfortunately I couldn't find much in the way of example source code for Delphi - in fact I've spent a great deal of time trying to get the snippets of code that I *did* find to work.

"Check the documentation for the ActiveX control you installed or contact the developer that created the ActiveX control."
Yeah, unfortunately Fujitsu are dragging their feet on this - I have to pay to use their SDK but on their Japanese website they say it's free - AND the SDK comes with the scanner anyway -- well just the ActiveX library.
Here's an image:
delphi.jpg
briangochnauer

Upload the generated TLB file (FiScnLib_tlb.pas) and I'll take a look;
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Gave up
briangochnauer

too bad :(   I don't think you needed the and with the the component dropped on the form you should have been able to do a;
FiScn1.Scan;
or
FiScn1.Start;
or something like that.

Could have been determined by looking at the FiScnLib_tlb.pas I asked for; or sending the OCX to me;
 
briangochnauer

meant to say;
 don't think you needed the handle with the the component dropped on the form .
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