SimpleIndex provides a great alternative to "reinventing the wheel" using a document imaging SDK to implement scanning in your custom application.  SimpleIndex uses a command line interface to enable developers to execute customized scanning workflows from another application.  This lets you take advantage of SimpleIndex's TWAIN/ISIS scanning, zone OCR, barcode recognition and database export features without having to re-code them all yourself.

Whether you are an IT consultant creating an application for internal company use or a software developer looking to add scanning features to your application, SimpleIndex provides the easiest solution available.

To use SimpleIndex as a scanning front-end for your application, simply:

1. Create a SimpleIndex job file configured to scan, index and save files the way you want
2. (Optional) configure the database export to create/update document records in your DB
3. Use a "Shell" command to execute the job file from your program

When you execute the job file from your program, SimpleIndex will scan, read barcodes, OCR zones, etc. and organize the documents into the folders and filenames your program requires.  The database export can be configured to add or update records in your database with information captured from the documents as well as the image file path or binary data.  Index values can be passed from your program to SimpleIndex via the command line.  The whole process can be configured to run minimized so the user never even sees the SimpleIndex screen.