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I need to scan documents inside a web application (initially. NET).

Is there a free alternative to detect the scanner connected to the client machine and scan the image directly to the browser?

I know WingScan of Atalasoft does something similar, but is a relatively new and expensive tool.

Thoughts?

rGiosa
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  • You mean ASP.NET? There is a com tool WIA but I don't think you can use that from a browser. – paparazzo Aug 21 '12 at 01:36
  • Try to search "using TWAIN" from JavaScript or Silverlight. As I remember there are should be some ways to do this. – outcoldman Aug 21 '12 at 05:43
  • I dont think there is free SDK for interacting with scanners from browsers. You may need to build an ActiveX/a browser plugin from scratch. Reading the TWAIN specification is a good start. Or, consider this commercial product, [Dynamic Web TWAIN](http://www.dynamsoft.com/Products/WebTWAIN_Overview.aspx). It is very mature and reasonably charged. – flysakura Sep 28 '12 at 08:06

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