controlling a scanner from Java

[John Wells <jb@sourceillustrated.com>]

Guys,

I'm working on a project to help some folks out, but have run into a snag.  The app is currently written in Java but runs almost solely on Windows.  They have recently identified a need to control a scanner from the application...i.e., initiate scan requests, read scan data, etc.

Anyone know if this is possible without writing custom Win32 code and using JNI?  Are there libraries out there that support this sort of thing?  They are willing to choose one type of scanner and standardize on it, if this is possible, or if there is a scanner maker that provides an java api.

Thanks very much for your time and help.

John