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  1. Jul 10th, 2002, 04:31 AM #1
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    Any software for this?

    Is there any software that can take a scanned image, of a page, and convert it to text?

    Not the software that comes bundled with the scanner, rather an independent one perhaps?

    Thanks.
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  2. Jul 10th, 2002, 04:37 AM #2
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    Yes.
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  3. Jul 10th, 2002, 05:05 AM #3
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    Can you name some?
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  4. Jul 10th, 2002, 05:20 AM #4
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    I think it was called "Scanworks". It's over 5 years since I used it though, memory is failing me
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  6. Jul 10th, 2002, 05:20 AM #5
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    I don't use anoy of that myself, but just try searching for "OCR software"... I'm sure something will come up!
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  7. Jul 10th, 2002, 05:42 AM #6
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    Thanx.
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  8. Jul 10th, 2002, 02:37 PM #7
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    Scansoft Paperport has a little OCR program in it. It also has a lot of neat features like insert document in word, excel, or recycle bin.
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  9. Jul 10th, 2002, 04:21 PM #8
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    Heh, I'd had managers ask me to buy them OCR software because they thought it would magically take paper forms and convert them to perfectly fill-out-able MS Word documents...
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    Office XP can do it as well I think.
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    Originally posted by JoshT
    Heh, I'd had managers ask me to buy them OCR software because they thought it would magically take paper forms and convert them to perfectly fill-out-able MS Word documents...
    Ohh man I only wish it worked.

    When I was working for Inco (large, large mining company here, and just about everywhere else on teh planet), I had to create a very detailed and complex form into an ASP page and have it draw data from a databse....bloody hell took 3 days to get the layout done

    But I did get paid well

    -C
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  13. Jul 13th, 2002, 08:49 PM #11
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    Omnipage will do the trick.
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