Controlling Webcam

[Pat Mac]

Hopefully this is a good group to ask this question. I'm trying to
programmaticall y control a micro innovations IC50C webcam with VB.NET.
Specifically I'm using the Kodak scanner control. My problem is, despite
setting the control's ShowSetupBefore Scan property to false, when I execute
the StartScan method, I get a dialog box with several setup options and a
"Snapshot" button which I have to push to get an actual snapshot. I want
this to be fully automated without the need to stop and click a dialog
button obviously.

My questions:

1) Is the Kodak Scanner control the appropriate control to be using?
2) Are there any other ways to do this?
3) Is this an issue specific to my webcam's drivers that it won't let me
automate the picture taking?

Here's my code in case anyone is wondering ......

scanCtrl.FileTy pe = ScanLibCtl.File TypeConstants.J PG_File

scanCtrl.PageOp tion = ScanLibCtl.Page OptionConstants .OverwriteAllPa ges

scanCtrl.ScanTo = ScanLibCtl.Scan ToConstants.Fil eOnly

If scanCtrl.Scanne rAvailable Then

Try

scanCtrl.Image = "c:\webcam. jpg"

scanCtrl.MultiP age = True

scanCtrl.ShowSe tupBeforeScan = False

scanCtrl.OpenSc anner()

scanCtrl.Zoom = 100

scanCtrl.StartS can()

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("Error scanning:" + vbCrLf + ex.Message,
MsgBoxStyle.Inf ormation + MsgBoxStyle.OKO nly, "Error")

End Try

End If

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Here are some links.
http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/wi...asp?target=wia
http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/tw...asp?target=wia
http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_net_video_capture.html

Ken
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"Pat Mac" <do****@mcclell on.com> wrote in message
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Hopefully this is a good group to ask this question. I'm trying to
programmaticall y control a micro innovations IC50C webcam with VB.NET.
Specifically I'm using the Kodak scanner control. My problem is, despite
setting the control's ShowSetupBefore Scan property to false, when I
execute
the StartScan method, I get a dialog box with several setup options and a
"Snapshot" button which I have to push to get an actual snapshot. I want
this to be fully automated without the need to stop and click a dialog
button obviously.

My questions:

1) Is the Kodak Scanner control the appropriate control to be using?
2) Are there any other ways to do this?
3) Is this an issue specific to my webcam's drivers that it won't let me
automate the picture taking?

Here's my code in case anyone is wondering ......

scanCtrl.FileTy pe = ScanLibCtl.File TypeConstants.J PG_File

scanCtrl.PageOp tion = ScanLibCtl.Page OptionConstants .OverwriteAllPa ges

scanCtrl.ScanTo = ScanLibCtl.Scan ToConstants.Fil eOnly

If scanCtrl.Scanne rAvailable Then

Try

scanCtrl.Image = "c:\webcam. jpg"

scanCtrl.MultiP age = True

scanCtrl.ShowSe tupBeforeScan = False

scanCtrl.OpenSc anner()

scanCtrl.Zoom = 100

scanCtrl.StartS can()

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("Error scanning:" + vbCrLf + ex.Message,
MsgBoxStyle.Inf ormation + MsgBoxStyle.OKO nly, "Error")

End Try

End If

[Pat Mac]

Ken - Thanks, these look like great references.
"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsout h.net> wrote in message
news:uT******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...

Hi,

Here are some links.
http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/wi...asp?target=wia
http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/tw...asp?target=wia
http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_net_video_capture.html

Ken
-----------------------
"Pat Mac" <do****@mcclell on.com> wrote in message
news:fL******** ***********@new ssvr25.news.pro digy.com...

Hopefully this is a good group to ask this question. I'm trying to
programmaticall y control a micro innovations IC50C webcam with VB.NET.
Specifically I'm using the Kodak scanner control. My problem is, despite setting the control's ShowSetupBefore Scan property to false, when I
execute
the StartScan method, I get a dialog box with several setup options and a "Snapshot" button which I have to push to get an actual snapshot. I want this to be fully automated without the need to stop and click a dialog
button obviously.

My questions:

1) Is the Kodak Scanner control the appropriate control to be using?
2) Are there any other ways to do this?
3) Is this an issue specific to my webcam's drivers that it won't let me
automate the picture taking?

Here's my code in case anyone is wondering ......

scanCtrl.FileTy pe = ScanLibCtl.File TypeConstants.J PG_File

scanCtrl.PageOp tion = ScanLibCtl.Page OptionConstants .OverwriteAllPa ges

scanCtrl.ScanTo = ScanLibCtl.Scan ToConstants.Fil eOnly

If scanCtrl.Scanne rAvailable Then

Try

scanCtrl.Image = "c:\webcam. jpg"

scanCtrl.MultiP age = True

scanCtrl.ShowSe tupBeforeScan = False

scanCtrl.OpenSc anner()

scanCtrl.Zoom = 100

scanCtrl.StartS can()

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("Error scanning:" + vbCrLf + ex.Message,
MsgBoxStyle.Inf ormation + MsgBoxStyle.OKO nly, "Error")

End Try

End If