Hi

I have a camera that mounts as a folder when I plug it in and is
available in explorer. I thought it would be possible to access the
images on the camera using normal file operations but I cant seem to
get it to work.

I think the problem is the path I am using. In explorer, the folder
is just 'camera name', not a drive letter or whatever. I have tried
the old trick of dragging an image from the camera folder onto the
'run' menu to get the path but that doesn't yield anything usefull.

I dont particularly want to dive into the whole WIA space unless I
have to. If the solution is to somehow configure the camera to come
up as a drive letter then that would be ok also

Any help appreciated.

Michael Dausmann
http://www.michaeldausmann.com

Hello, MDausmann!

Have a look at the following article
http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2006/10/31/912546.aspx

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With best regards, Vadym Stetsiak.
Blog: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com

You wrote on 15 Oct 2007 21:42:07 -0700:

M> Hi

M> I have a camera that mounts as a folder when I plug it in and is
M> available in explorer. I thought it would be possible to access the
M> images on the camera using normal file operations but I cant seem to
M> get it to work.

M> I think the problem is the path I am using. In explorer, the folder
M> is just 'camera name', not a drive letter or whatever. I have tried
M> the old trick of dragging an image from the camera folder onto the
M> 'run' menu to get the path but that doesn't yield anything usefull.

M> I dont particularly want to dive into the whole WIA space unless I
M> have to. If the solution is to somehow configure the camera to come
M> up as a drive letter then that would be ok also

M> Any help appreciated.

M> Michael Dausmann http://www.michaeldausmann.com

So is it just not possible then? I mean to read the contents without
WIA ???

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Hello, MDausmann!

If you stop WIA getting photos from your camera will be impossible.

IMO to grab photos without WIA you'll have to substitute it with something
similar- that means developing your own service or driver.

It is far more simpler to try start service if its stopped or notify user
that required services is stopped.

--
With best regards, Vadym Stetsiak.
Blog: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com

You wrote on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:09:06 -0700:

M> So is it just not possible then? I mean to read the contents without
M> WIA ???

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M>>> Hi

M>>> I have a camera that mounts as a folder when I plug it in and is
M>>> available in explorer. I thought it would be possible to access
M>>> the images on the camera using normal file operations but I cant
M>>> seem to get it to work.

M>>> I think the problem is the path I am using. In explorer, the
M>>> folder is just 'camera name', not a drive letter or whatever. I
M>>> have tried the old trick of dragging an image from the camera
M>>> folder onto the 'run' menu to get the path but that doesn't yield
M>>> anything usefull.

M>>> I dont particularly want to dive into the whole WIA space unless I
M>>> have to. If the solution is to somehow configure the camera to
M>>> come up as a drive letter then that would be ok also

M>>> Any help appreciated.

M>>> Michael Dausmannhttp://www.michaeldausmann.com