Command for scanning

[rho123456]

Which Command is used for scanning to pdf? i.e. The Command that is equal to 'File->New Doc...->From Scanner...'.

Thanks and regards
Ray

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

Hi Ray,

there is no command line access to the scan functions. Command line access is limited to a few functions. Look here for available command line options: https://help.pdf-xchange.com/PDF-XC ... ne_options

hth

[rho123456]

I meant command as in the 'doverb' in the SDK to do a direct scan to pdf function.

Regards
Ray

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello Ray,

The Viewer SDK does not provide the methods that will allow you to control a scanning interface in the background. You will need to use another tool/SDK to obtain the image data from the scanner first, and can then create PDF files from it using e.g. our PDF Tools SDK for a fully automated and background process.

Regards,
Stefan

[rho123456]

I have been playing around with this one:

Call PdfAX.DoVerb("", "ExecuteCommand", "NewDocumentFromScanner", vDataOut, uflag)

And it seems to work pretty well and allow to scan into a new pdf doc. Except every time when it is called, it prompts a dialog to give a list of scanners and cameras to choose. Is there a way to default a scanner without the need to show the dialog?

Thanks and regards
Ray

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello Ray,

Yes indeed - you can call any end user command, but these will in most cases launch a UI dialogue that requires a scanning device selection, and then further UI dialogues for the actual scanning process. You want to automate the process and this can't be achieved with the Viewer AX SDK I am afraid.

Regards,
Stefan

[patient chart manager, llc]

Related to this, since the new SDK for 3.0 seems to be a long way off, please add to the current insert pages dialog to include scanner, as my project is not MDI, to have multiple tabs etc. So many clients asking for this, as always just putting two documents together is just too much work.

Thanks....

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello patient chart manager, llc,

Thanks for the suggestion. I will pass it to our dev team, but I can't make any promises that anything in the current Viewer SDK will change.

Regards,
Stefan

[patient chart manager, llc]

Right, well since the new dialog to support this is already in PDF Edit, new one, thought that maybe since logic has already been worked out, that not that hard to do. The thing is, the old viewer SDK is so stable, and works so well, that more or less essential features could somehow be provided to at least subscription paying clients. Just paid the $600 yesterday....

[John - Tracker Supp]

Ray,

Assuming you purchased the PDF-Tools SDK (as indicated by your payment) then you have access to the PDF-Tools SDK and the full Scanner library DLL's and can use that.

I am afraid we do not anticipate any further function additions to the Viewer SDK - our full efforts are on the new libraries and functions rather than continually adding to the old - otherwise the delays will be ongoing to the frustration of all concerned - we must move on.