Triggering a scanner with VBA code? (Office 2000 SR-2)

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Is there any way to add a command button to (say) an Access form and code it so that it will trigger my Canon scanner ? I want to be able to quickly place a hyperlink in a table record linking the record to the document scanned. I’d be grateful for any suggestions if someone knows how to do this.

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have you tried shelling out to the scanner software

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No I haven’t tried this. In fact I don’t really know much about this “shelling” business but have frequently heard of it. If you had a suggestion of where I might start to learn about it, I’d be grateful.

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This recent thread should give you a head start..

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Depending on your version of Office and Windows, there is an ActiveX control that may have a name similar to “Kodak Image Scan Control”.

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Since most scanners use the HP “Twain” interface, you might want to go to the Hewlett Packard web site and see if they have any information available.

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