VintaSoft Twain .NET SDK 15.3: 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