Scanner input for PHP

[karimt@gmail.com]

I have a scanner connected to my server running Apache.

I would like to have a script that allows me to get a pdf file directly
from the scanner.

Is this do-able?

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Scanner input for PHP

karimt@gmail.co m wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a scanner connected to my server running Apache.
>
> I would like to have a script that allows me to get a pdf file directly
> from the scanner.
>
> Is this do-able?
>[/color]

You'll have to check with your scanner's manufacturer. You'll need to
see if they have a developer's toolkit available for the scanner, and if
so, if it has PHP extensions.

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[steve]

Re: Scanner input for PHP

"karimt" wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a scanner connected to my server running Apache.
>
> I would like to have a script that allows me to get a pdf file
> directly
> from the scanner.
>
> Is this do-able?[/color]

doubtful. PHP is not a recognized language for this sort of thing. I
think you can find a scanner model with api (windows, Linux, etc.)
written in a non-php language. Then you can develop a simple app in
that language that would save the scanner out put to files in a
directory. Then you can write a php app that reads the scans for
files in that directory.

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[Mike Willbanks]

Re: Scanner input for PHP

steve,[color=blue]
> "karimt" wrote:[color=green]
> > I have a scanner connected to my server running Apache.
> >
> > I would like to have a script that allows me to get a pdf file
> > directly
> > from the scanner.
> >
> > Is this do-able?[/color]
>
> doubtful. PHP is not a recognized language for this sort of thing. I
> think you can find a scanner model with api (windows, Linux, etc.)
> written in a non-php language. Then you can develop a simple app in
> that language that would save the scanner out put to files in a
> directory. Then you can write a php app that reads the scans for
> files in that directory.[/color]

Not really correct. PHP is based off of C, of which, you can build a
PHP Extension from that. Basically what he should look for is an API
utilizing C or C++ and build an extension to work with PHP. Then load
it within the script he needs to keep other people from accessing it.

Mike

[Mike Willbanks]

Re: Scanner input for PHP

> Not really correct. PHP is based off of C, of which, you can build a[color=blue]
> PHP Extension from that. Basically what he should look for is an API
> utilizing C or C++ and build an extension to work with PHP. Then load
> it within the script he needs to keep other people from accessing it.[/color]

By load it in the script I am talking about loading the module within
the script instead of including it with the PHP Extensions that are
within the ini or statically linked.

Mike