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Gunther - Sorry about that, hoping this response comes through as plain 
text.

Chris - Thanks for the translation and the response.  Unfortunately, I 
don't speak 'C', and I think the learning curve for Python + COM should 
be slightly less steep.

The scanner is supplied by Card Scanning Solutions (CSSN in USA) and 
their docs are accessible from http://www.cardscanning.com/developers.php.