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Twain or WIA? A bit lost between this two interface

I need to write a C# assembly (DLL) in order to scan documents.
I don't know if I need to use TWAIN or WIA.

Anyone could help me please ?

  • What are the différences?
  • What are your advices ?
  • Is there a C# Library ?
Solution

  • Generally, if your application is to interact with scanners, TWAIN is recommended. While for cameras, WIA offers better support.

    So for document scanning solution, I would recommend TWAIN.

    TWAIN.H file is a C/C++ header file. If you want to code it to .NET yourself, you can refer to this post to get some resources: Using TWAIN in .NET - Looking for resources

    Or you can use a commercial .NET TWAIN component.