InformationFileName (ImageKit Control/ Scan Property)

This property sets the filename and path where the information file is saved.

[C++Builder] imagekitcontrolname->Scan->InformationFileName[ = UnicodeString ]

[Delphi] imagekitcontrolname.Scan.InformationFileName[ = String ]

Property Value

The filename and path of the information file

Explanation

The InformationFileName property sets the information file where the scan settings, set in the scan manufacturer's scan driver interface, are saved. Saved information can be loaded from the InformationFile and used in your custom built scan interface.

To use the InformationFileName property, the scan driver's user interface must be used once but after that all those settings can be loaded into a custom built scan interface. Also, if an infomation file exists containing previous setting information, the setting information is loaded and displayed in the UI (making it possible to check the previously saved contents).

Here is some sample code to illustrate:

Ret: Boolean;
VImageKit1.Scan.UiMode := vikScanSetUIOnly;
VImageKit1.Scan.InformationFileName := 'ui.dat'; //If the file already exists, the settings will be loaded and displayed in the UI.
Ret = VImageKit1.Scan.Exec();

//Use the information file to scan
Ret: Boolean;
VImageKit1.Scan.UiMode := vikScanNONUI;
VImageKit1.Scan.ScanMode := vikInformationFile;
VImageKit1.Scan.InformationFileName := 'ui.dat'; //If the file already exists, the settings will be loaded and displayed in the UI.
Ret := VImageKit1.Scan.Exec();

Setting this value

This value can be set at runtime.

Retrieving this value

This value cannot be retrieved.