Re: simple OCR in php

On Tuesday 03 July 2007 12:03 am, 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. > actually, the scanner is on a desktop, and (to make a long story short) the server has part of the desktop hard-drive mounted as a network drive. Cron job tells php script to go look in a given folder on the desktop, process all files, and clean up after itself, all at 3 or 4 am. > -- > Some people have a "gift" link here. > Know what I want? > I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. > http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch > Yeah, I get a buck. So?