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# CreateScanManager Method of the Engine Object

<Note>
  This method is implemented in FRE for Windows.
</Note>

This method creates the [ScanManager](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/mechanism-objects/scanmanager) object.

## Syntax

### C++

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT CreateScanManager(
  VARIANT_BOOL    WriteScanLog,
  IScanManager**    Result
);
```

### C\#

```csharp theme={null}
IScanManager CreateScanManager(
  bool WriteScanLog
);
```

### Visual Basic .NET

```vb theme={null}
Function CreateScanManager( _
  [WriteScanLog As Boolean = True] _
) As IScanManager
```

## Parameters

WriteScanLog

\[in] This optional parameter specifies whether the log of scanning operations will be written. By default, it is TRUE. Set this parameter to FALSE if you wish to cancel logging; this may be useful when your application does not have access to the [default folder](/fine-reader/engine/frequently-asked-questions#scan_logs) for logs.

Result

\[out, retval] A pointer to IScanManager\* pointer variable that receives the interface pointer of the resulting [ScanManager](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/mechanism-objects/scanmanager) object. Must not be NULL.

## Return values

This method has no specific return values. It returns the [standard return values of ABBYY FineReader Engine functions](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/return-codes).

## See also

[Engine](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/engine-object-iengine-interface)

[ScanManager](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/mechanism-objects/scanmanager)