ImageCapture.RequestOverviewScan
--------------------------------

Starts an overview scan on selectedFunctionalUnit.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [ImageCapture](component_ImageCapture.md) | [6.4](newinversion64.md) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |

MBS( "ImageCapture.RequestOverviewScan" { ; Wait } ) 

**MBS**( **"ImageCapture.RequestOverviewScan";** /\* Starts an overview scan on selectedFunctionalUnit. \*/  
**$Wait**) /\* Optional; Pass 1 to wait till complete.  
Or pass 0 to return immediately.  
Default is 1 to wait.e.g. 0 \*/ 

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wait | Pass 1 to wait till complete.   Or pass 0 to return immediately.   Default is 1 to wait. | 0 | Optional |

### Result

Returns OK or error.

### Description

Starts an overview scan on selectedFunctionalUnit.  
If a progress dialog from our plugin is visible, the plugin will keep it updated with progress.  
  
MBS Plugin 8.5 and newer observes progress and returns timeout error if scanner didn't do anything for 60 seconds.  
### Release notes

- **Version 8.3**
    - Added wait parameter for [ImageCapture.CloseDevice](http://www.mbsplugins.eu/ImageCaptureCloseDevice.shtml), [ImageCapture.OpenDevice](http://www.mbsplugins.eu/ImageCaptureOpenDevice.shtml), [ImageCapture.RequestDeleteFiles](http://www.mbsplugins.eu/ImageCaptureRequestDeleteFiles.shtml), [ImageCapture.requestOverviewScan](http://www.mbsplugins.eu/ImageCapturerequestOverviewScan.shtml), [ImageCapture.requestScan](http://www.mbsplugins.eu/ImageCapturerequestScan.shtml) and [ImageCapture.requestSelectFunctionalUnit](http://www.mbsplugins.eu/ImageCapturerequestSelectFunctionalUnit.shtml) functions.

### Blog Entries

- [MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 8.3pr3](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2018-06-21/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_version_8/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

Created 11st September 2016 , last changed 19th November 2018

  
[ImageCapture.RequestEnableTethering](ImageCaptureRequestEnableTethering.md) - [ImageCapture.RequestScan](ImageCaptureRequestScan.md)

[HTML Version](ImageCaptureRequestOverviewScan.shtml)