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OCR from commandline or VB

  • 08-01-2003 5:33pm
    #1
    Spacedog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭


    I'm writing a program to extract text from jpeg images using optical character recognition, is there an active x plugin or command line program I can shell to accomplish this?

    Thanks. :)


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  • #2
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    Ah write it yourself.
    Go on.


  • #3
    Hobbes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    lol Typedef.

    If your looking for an active X plugin what part of the program are you actually writing?


  • #4
    Spacedog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Spacedog


    I'm wirting a complete imaging archive system for use in small offices, for the most part it is database driven, with cdr and tape drive backup. just having trouble with finding OCR sortware I don't have to pay an arm and a leg for. Why write myself if someone else has spent the time doing it better than I can?


  • #5
    amen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭amen


    why not store the jpegs in binary format in the database ?
    after all its an imaging system I'd want the original image and note some ocr'd version


  • #6
    Spacedog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Spacedog


    I'm going to have both, the images are to be backed up as they are bearly ever used, the OCR string would be sufficient for 99% of the time. (plus I'd like to mess about with the technology) :)


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