VintaSoft Twain .NET SDK 15.4: Documentation for .NET developer
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How to detect paper jam when acquiring images from WIA device?
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WIA device allows to detect the document handing status using the WiaDevice.DocumentHandlingStatus property.
Paper is jammed if WiaDevice.DocumentHandlingStatus property returns value WiaDocumentHandlingStatus.PaperJam.

Here is an example that demonstrates how to detect when paper is jammed when acquiring images from WIA device:
/// <summary>
/// Acquires images from the document feeder of WIA device and detects the paper jam.
/// </summary>
public void AcquireImagesFromDocumentFeederOfWiaDeviceAndDetectPaperJam()
{
    // create WIA device manager
    using (Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaDeviceManager deviceManager = new Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaDeviceManager())
    {
        // open WIA device manager
        deviceManager.Open();

        // get count of WIA devices
        int deviceCount = deviceManager.Devices.Count;
        if (deviceCount == 0)
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine("Devices are not found.");
            return;
        }

        // select the first WIA device
        Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaDevice device = deviceManager.Devices[0];

        // open WIA device
        device.Open();

        int imageIndex = 0;
        Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaAcquiredImage acquiredImage = null;
        do
        {
            try
            {
                // acquire image from WIA device
                acquiredImage = device.AcquireImageSync();
                // if image is received
                if (acquiredImage != null)
                {
                    imageIndex++;
                    string filename = string.Format("scannedImage-{0}.png", imageIndex);
                    if (System.IO.File.Exists(filename))
                        System.IO.File.Delete(filename);

                    acquiredImage.Save(filename);

                    System.Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Acquired image is saved to a file '{0}'.", filename));
                }
                // if image is not received
                else
                {
                    // if paper is jammed in the document feeder
                    if (device.DocumentHandlingStatus == Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaDocumentHandlingStatus.PaperJam)
                    {
                        System.Console.WriteLine("Device does not have paper in the document feeder.");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        System.Console.WriteLine("Scan is completed.");
                    }
                    break;
                }
            }
            catch (System.Exception ex)
            {
                System.Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Scan is failed: {0}", ex.Message));
                break;
            }
        }
        // while image is acquired
        while (acquiredImage != null);

        // close WIA device
        device.Close();

        // close WIA device manager
        deviceManager.Close();
    }

    System.Console.ReadLine();
}
''' <summary>
''' Acquires images from the document feeder of WIA device and detects the paper jam.
''' </summary>
Public Sub AcquireImagesFromDocumentFeederOfWiaDeviceAndDetectPaperJam()
    ' create WIA device manager
    Using deviceManager As New Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaDeviceManager()
        ' open WIA device manager
        deviceManager.Open()

        ' get count of WIA devices
        Dim deviceCount As Integer = deviceManager.Devices.Count
        If deviceCount = 0 Then
            System.Console.WriteLine("Devices are not found.")
            Return
        End If

        ' select the first WIA device
        Dim device As Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaDevice = deviceManager.Devices(0)

        ' open WIA device
        device.Open()

        Dim imageIndex As Integer = 0
        Dim acquiredImage As Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaAcquiredImage = Nothing
        Do
            Try
                ' acquire image from WIA device
                acquiredImage = device.AcquireImageSync()
                ' if image is received
                If acquiredImage IsNot Nothing Then
                    imageIndex += 1
                    Dim filename As String = String.Format("scannedImage-{0}.png", imageIndex)
                    If System.IO.File.Exists(filename) Then
                        System.IO.File.Delete(filename)
                    End If

                    acquiredImage.Save(filename)

                    System.Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Acquired image is saved to a file '{0}'.", filename))
                Else
                    ' if image is not received
                    ' if paper is jammed in the document feeder
                    If device.DocumentHandlingStatus = Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaDocumentHandlingStatus.PaperJam Then
                        System.Console.WriteLine("Device does not have paper in the document feeder.")
                    Else
                        System.Console.WriteLine("Scan is completed.")
                    End If
                    Exit Try
                End If
            Catch ex As System.Exception
                System.Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Scan is failed: {0}", ex.Message))
                Exit Try
            End Try
            ' while image is acquired
        Loop While acquiredImage IsNot Nothing

        ' close WIA device
        device.Close()

        ' close WIA device manager
        deviceManager.Close()
    End Using

    System.Console.ReadLine()
End Sub