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SessionInfo.DiscriminationMargin property

Read-Write Property.

Type L_DISCMARGIN_ENUM

The discrimination margin is the degree of difference in darkness that is permitted for valid marks. This is equivalent to the Discrimination dropdown list on the Scanner Control Tab on the Scanning options dialog.

CAUTION: For SelfScore scanners, OMR mark threshold, mark discrimination cutoff, form ID mark threshold, and litho-code mark threshold are set by the scanner. Mark threshold can be set via the SelfScore scanner's control panel; the other values are predetermined. If your application settings differ from the SelfScore scanner settings, the application settings are overridden and no warning message is displayed to the user.

IDL

propget, HRESULT DiscriminationMargin([out, retval] L_DISCMARGIN_ENUM *pVal);

propput, HRESULT DiscriminationMargin([in] L_DISCMARGIN_ENUM newVal);

Values

L_DISCMARGIN_INAPP (Default)

Use discrimination margin specified in the application.

L_DISCMARGIN_SELFSCORE

SelfScore scanners always use a discrimination margin of 3. See CAUTION above.

L_DISCMARGIN_LOW

A discrimination setting of Low causes ScanTools Plus to pick one mark over another, even if they are very similar. Same as the Low keyword in ScanTools Plus. Low is the same as the value of 3.

L_DISCMARGIN_MEDIUM

A discrimination setting of Medium balances picking one mark over another based on their differences, without requiring moderate differences. This is the setting to use for most normal scanning tasks. Same as the Medium keyword in ScanTools Plus. Medium is the same as the value of 3.

L_DISCMARGIN_HIGH

A discrimination setting of High causes ScanTools Plus to pick one mark over another only if they differ significantly. Same as the High keyword in ScanTools Plus. High is the same as the value of 4.

Some application definitions enable you to select numeric values for discrimination. The higher the number, the greater the discrimination. Valid values are:

L_DISCMARGIN_3

L_DISCMARGIN_4

L_DISCMARGIN_5

L_DISCMARGIN_6

L_DISCMARGIN_7

L_DISCMARGIN_8

L_DISCMARGIN_9

L_DISCMARGIN_10

L_DISCMARGIN_11

L_DISCMARGIN_12

L_DISCMARGIN_13

L_DISCMARGIN_14

L_DISCMARGIN_15

 

Exceptions

Scanning Services Exceptions

See also

How to Implement Event Driven Scanning

 

 

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