IS it possible?

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Jim Bob

I have an app written in vb.net 2003 that runs primarilly under a Win
2000 terminal server environment.

I need to add a scan function whereby I want to attach a scanner, scan
in documents and be able to see these in my app. Keeping in mind all
will need to be in a TS session.

Before I get started can this be done. If so, any special requirements
for scanner? Will a USB scanner be seen in a session?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
 
This is indeed an odd question.

A scanner attached to the local machine will not be seen by the server...

You will need rather long arms to change the paper being scanned if the
scanner is on the server and the TS session is on a distant machine.

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Bob Powell said:
This is indeed an odd question.

A scanner attached to the local machine will not be seen by the server...

You will need rather long arms to change the paper being scanned if the
scanner is on the server and the TS session is on a distant machine.
Click to expand...

The app is running on the server via remote desktop. The scanner is right
next to the user attached to the client machine.

Michael
 
Jim Bob said:
I have an app written in vb.net 2003 that runs primarilly under a Win
2000 terminal server environment.

I need to add a scan function whereby I want to attach a scanner, scan
in documents and be able to see these in my app. Keeping in mind all
will need to be in a TS session.

Before I get started can this be done. If so, any special requirements
for scanner? Will a USB scanner be seen in a session?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Click to expand...

I have to say I really dislike this idea of using Remote Desktop as a way to
get around writing either a web app or distributed app. Why not write this
as a windows app that auto updates somehow? Gaining access to local
peripherals will always be problematic through remote desktop. The user
experience is always limited and the bandwidth usage is almost always
higher. Server load must be much higher also and setup of this more
difficult.

Michael
 
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