VintaSoft Twain .NET SDK 15.4: Documentation for .NET developer
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How to save WIA acquired images in a database?
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Here is an example that demonstrates how to acquire images from WIA image scanner and save acquired images as multipage PDF document into the memory. Later, the PDF document can be saved into a database or transferred to HTTP server.
/// <summary>
/// Acquires images from WIA device and saves images in a database.
/// </summary>
public void AcquireImagesFromWiaDeviceAndSaveImagesInDatabase()
{
    // 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();

        System.IO.MemoryStream pdfDocumentInMemory = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
        Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.WiaAcquiredImage acquiredImage = null;
        do
        {
            try
            {
                // acquire image from WIA device
                acquiredImage = device.AcquireImageSync();
                // if image is received
                if (acquiredImage != null)
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Image is acquired.");

                    // create TIFF encoder settings
                    Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.ImageEncoders.WiaPdfEncoderSettings pdfEncoderSettings =
                        new Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.ImageEncoders.WiaPdfEncoderSettings();
                    // specify that image must be added to a PDF file
                    pdfEncoderSettings.PdfMultiPage = true;
                    // specify image must be compressed with ZIP compression
                    pdfEncoderSettings.PdfImageCompression = Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.ImageEncoders.WiaPdfImageCompression.ZIP;

                    // process acquired image
                    acquiredImage.Save(pdfDocumentInMemory, pdfEncoderSettings);
                }
                // if image is not received
                else
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Scan is completed.");

                    // save memory stream pdfDocumentInMemory to a database

                    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 WIA device and saves images in a database.
''' </summary>
Public Sub AcquireImagesFromWiaDeviceAndSaveImagesInDatabase()
    ' 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 pdfDocumentInMemory As New System.IO.MemoryStream()
        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
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Image is acquired.")

                    ' create TIFF encoder settings
                    Dim pdfEncoderSettings As New Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.ImageEncoders.WiaPdfEncoderSettings()
                    ' specify that image must be added to a PDF file
                    pdfEncoderSettings.PdfMultiPage = True
                    ' specify image must be compressed with ZIP compression
                    pdfEncoderSettings.PdfImageCompression = Vintasoft.WiaImageScanning.ImageEncoders.WiaPdfImageCompression.ZIP

                    ' process acquired image
                    acquiredImage.Save(pdfDocumentInMemory, pdfEncoderSettings)
                Else
                    ' if image is not received
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Scan is completed.")

                    ' save memory stream pdfDocumentInMemory to a database

                    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