Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012	Mar. 13, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	MICRO IMAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000808015
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	mmtc
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		731,328,129
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012