Richard Lynch wrote:
> On Sat, June 30, 2007 12:12 pm, Jay Blanchard wrote:
>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> In short PHP cannot perform OCR functions.
>>>
>> Why? PHP provides all requisite functions/features so if someone was
>> sadistic enough and talented enough there's nothing to stop them
>> writing
>>
>> an OCR app using it.
>> [/snip]
>>
>> Sure, but then the scanning device would have to be connected to the
>> server. I suppose you could open a socket and stream the information
>> to
>> the server and then have PHP read and interpret the stream as it
>> arrives. See how complex this is becoming?
>>
>
> No, the scanning device could be on a desktop that builds a folder of
> files with names that can be tied back to the documents somehow.
>
> Or, for what the OP asked for, the whole thing could be on a "server"
> which is really a "desktop" where having the scanner connected would
> be pretty normal.
>
It's better to focus on OCR code which reads and parses an image
file (usually tiff file). Obtaining the image is not that hard (at least
on linux).
Andy
