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System Requirements

Before you install and use the ScanTools® Plus Link Software Development Kit, be sure your system meets these requirements.

To install or uninstall ScanTools Plus Link SDK or ScanTools Plus Link Runtime, the user must have Administrator Rights.

ScanTools Plus Application Development with Score is included with the Link SDK package. Use this to create your ScanTools Plus applications and profiles.

Visit www.scantron.com for the latest minimum requirements for scanners being used with this software

PC Hardware	Operating Systems
Pentium processor - 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), minimum System memory of 512 MB minimum (Windows Vista requires 512 MB, 1GB recommended.)Pentium® processor: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), minimum System memory: 1 GB minimum Hard drive space: 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Monitor at 1024 x 768 or higher resolution	Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit Editions, with latest updates and service packs Windows Vista® Business Edition or later, 32-bit Edition only SP1 or greater Windows® XP Professional SP3 or later All Windows hotfixes for the service pack must also be installed

PC Hardware

Operating Systems

Pentium processor - 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), minimum

System memory of 512 MB minimum (Windows Vista requires 512 MB, 1GB recommended.)Pentium® processor: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), minimum

System memory: 1 GB minimum

Hard drive space: 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Monitor at 1024 x 768 or higher resolution

Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit Editions, with latest updates and service packs

Windows Vista® Business Edition or later, 32-bit Edition only SP1 or greater

Windows® XP Professional SP3 or later

All Windows hotfixes for the service pack must also be installed

System Notes:

ScanTools Plus Link SDK v8.0 requires ScanTools Plus software v8.0. ScanTools Plus Link SDK with ScanFlex requires ScanTools Plus with ScanFlex software.
We recommend an Internet connection and a web browser for accessing online product registration, support information, and product updates. It is not required for product operation.
Internet Explorer^® v4.0 or later is required for access to the Help system. If you do not have Internet Explorer, you can download it from the Microsoft Web site (www.microsoft.com).

MDAC Requirements for Data Services

In addition to the requirements listed above, the Scantron OLE DB Provider requires Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 Service Pack 1 or later to be installed on the system. The ScanTools Plus Link SDK installation CD contains a Support folder which has an MDAC 2.8 folder. This contains the program to install MDAC 2.8, if needed.

Sample Programs Installed

ScanTools Plus Link SDK installs sample programs designed to work with Scantron scanners. To compile these programs you must Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2010 or later.

For more information on the sample programs Installed Samples Overview

DataBase and Spread Sheet Support

With no programming effort on your part, the ScanTools Plus data can be imported into Microsoft Excel (32-bit).

With your programming effort and using the Scantron OLE DB provider, you can access scanned data using familiar programming languages. Visual C++ programmers can use OLE DB for increased performance. Java programmers typically use ADO via Windows Foundation Classes (WFC).

Development Platforms Supported

ScanTools Plus Link SDK solution programs can be developed using any Windows platform that supports the Microsoft Component Object Model (COM). Scantrondeveloped and tested the Sample applications using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2010.

Skills Required

Programmers embedding ScanTools Plus Link SDK in their applications must:

be proficient in Windows programming on chosen development platform
know how the development platform can interface to COM components
be proficient in the standard ScanTools Plus application development software, including the ability to create, resolve, and test scanning applications

OMR Web Scanning Applications:

OMR web scanning applications IE 7 or later only is required. Ensure JavaScript and ActiveX is not disabled.

See also

Trademark Acknowledgements

See Help on Help for additional information on using this help file.

See Scantron Technical Support for additional information on technical support and training options.

See the ScanTools Suite System Requirements for further details on hardware and software requirements.

ScanTools is a suite of products; the specific information you want may appear in the help for a different module. If you don't find what you're looking for here, try one of the following:

ScanTools Plus Scanning Module WebHelp

(includes Real-Time Character Recognition utilizing NestorReader Help)
ScanTools Plus Application Designer Module WebHelp

(includes Real-Time Character Recognition utilizing NestorReader Help)
ScanTools Plus Download Utility WebHelp
ScanTools Plus User Exits WebHelp
ScanTools Plus Legacy Reference Information WebHelp

(a previous version of ScanTools Plus Help that may help power users)
ScanTools Plus Link SDK WebHelp
(API Help for developers)

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