OCR scanning images from code

[Klaus Jensen]

Hi

I need to be able to OCR-scan bitmap images from .net code. Ie:

text = ocrcomponent.scan(myImage)

The images are actually ads, and are all quite different. I need to extract
the text for fulltext-indexing purposes, so it is not important that there
are some errors and it cant get all text (weird fonts etc).

I have googled like a madman and found just one component, which will to
this: LeadTools Document Imaging SDK. But it is insanely priced - 4650$.

OCR software is something you get thrown at you when you buy a 50£
flatbed-scanner these days, so I can't believe there is only one
OCR-component on the market, and it costs that much. There has to be a
cheaper solution.

Any help and tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Klaus Jensen

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Maybe one of these articles will help

http://www.thecodeproject.com/info/s...=12%2F2%2F2005

Ken
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Hi

I need to be able to OCR-scan bitmap images from .net code. Ie:

text = ocrcomponent.scan(myImage)

The images are actually ads, and are all quite different. I need to
extract the text for fulltext-indexing purposes, so it is not important
that there are some errors and it cant get all text (weird fonts etc).

I have googled like a madman and found just one component, which will to
this: LeadTools Document Imaging SDK. But it is insanely priced - 4650$.

OCR software is something you get thrown at you when you buy a 50£
flatbed-scanner these days, so I can't believe there is only one
OCR-component on the market, and it costs that much. There has to be a
cheaper solution.

Any help and tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Klaus Jensen

[Paul Bromley]

Hi Klaus,

If you have Microsoft Word 2003, then you can use the MODI component - works
well.

Paul Bromley

"Klaus Jensen" <sp******@burninhell.com> wrote in message
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Hi

I need to be able to OCR-scan bitmap images from .net code. Ie:

text = ocrcomponent.scan(myImage)

The images are actually ads, and are all quite different. I need to
extract the text for fulltext-indexing purposes, so it is not important
that there are some errors and it cant get all text (weird fonts etc).

I have googled like a madman and found just one component, which will to
this: LeadTools Document Imaging SDK. But it is insanely priced - 4650$.

OCR software is something you get thrown at you when you buy a 50£
flatbed-scanner these days, so I can't believe there is only one
OCR-component on the market, and it costs that much. There has to be a
cheaper solution.

Any help and tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Klaus Jensen