>Raphael,
>
>I am not sure if this works, bacause I can't test it(no scanner here) But at least not booming :o)))
>Here the C++ code (Somebody may find it usefull)
>

>int BuicScanPage(HWND hDlg)
>   {
>   char          buf[256];
>   int           iFormat;
>   int           iGrayFormat;
>   int           ret;
>   short         shReturn;
>
>   static char   OutputFileNameFront[256];
>   static char   OutputFileNameBack [256];
>   static short  FrontPage;
>   static short  BackPage;
>
>   static char   FrontSize[32];
>   static char   BackSize[32];
>   static char   MCode[256];
>   static char   MCodeSize[32];
>
>   long          lFrontSize;
>   long          lBackSize;
>   long          lMCodeSize;
>   int           i;
>   int           iNumberOutputBits;
>
>   ret      = -1;
>   shReturn = 0;
>
>   if(iFront)     iFormat  = BUIC_SCAN_FRONT;
>   else           iFormat  = 0;
>   if(iBack)      iFormat |= BUIC_SCAN_BACK;
>   if(iMicrOnOff) iFormat |= BUIC_SCAN_MICR;
>
>   /* On the Fly Endorsements */
>   if(iEndorceInt && strlen(cPrintStringInt))
>      {
>      sprintf(buf, cPrintStringInt, lItemNumber);
>      ret = funcTS400SetPrint(TBPARAM_PRINT_IJSTRING, 20*24, buf);
>      DisplayBUICErrorMessage(ret, "Setting IJ String");
>      }
>
>   if(iScanMemory == 0 && iTwoImageMode == 0)
>      {
>      if(iImageFormat == 0 || iImageFormat == 1)
>         {  /* Black and White Image Scanning (iImageFormat < 2) */
>         if(!iFront || !iBack) iImageFormat = 0;
>
>         /* Highest Speed Case */
>         sprintf(OutputFileNameFront, ".\\images\\f%07ld.tif",
>             lItemNumber);
>         FrontPage = 1;
>
>         sprintf(OutputFileNameBack,  ".\\images\\b%07ld.tif",
>             lItemNumber);
>         BackPage = 1;
>
>         ret = BUICScan(iFormat,OutputFileNameFront, FrontSize,
>              OutputFileNameBack, BackSize, MCode, MCodeSize);
>
>....
>

>
>Here what I invent (The wheel may be :o))). May be I am totaly wrong.
>
>

>iFormat = 5
>STORE REPLICATE(CHR(0),256) TO OutputFileNameFront, OutputFileNameBack, MCode
>STORE REPLICATE(CHR(0), 32) TO FrontSize, BackSize, MCodeSize
>OutputFileNameFront = ".\images\Front_Page.Tif"+CHR(0)
>OutputFileNameBack  = ".\images\Back_Page.Tif"+CHR(0)
>
>DECLARE INTEGER BUICScan IN buicap32.DLL INTEGER iFormat,;
>                                          STRING OutputFileNameFront,;
>                                          STRING @ FrontSize,;
>                                          STRING OutputFileNameBack,;
>                                          STRING @ BackSize,;
>                                          STRING @ MCode,;
>                                          STRING @ MCodeSize
>
>ret = BUICScan(iFormat,OutputFileNameFront, @FrontSize,;
>              OutputFileNameBack, @BackSize, @MCode, @MCodeSize)
>
>WAIT WINDOW ret && For me here I get -100
>

Hey Boris,

Where did you get that sample ??? :-))
BTW, it will not crash your apps, because it's hardware specific. Without the equipment, it will simply return error value (I think)