i scaned a doc & i need to correct some figures but all i get is jumbled mess
as seen below
C020000003FFFFE1FFE0BFFFFFFF810000404000C01FF03FF8 CFFFFFFE3FF03FE07FDFF00FFFFFE000007F800003FC3FF81F F01FE1FF07F83FFFFFF3FE01FFC00000000C00000000000000 00008000000040000C00202002180000006000000604003FFF

Stacy

Are you scanning as Text using the OCR software that came with your scanner?

Depending upon the OCR software, you can get close to 100% accuracy.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:20:02 -0700, "stacy"
wrote:

i scaned a doc & i need to correct some figures but all i get is jumbled mess
as seen below
C020000003FFFFE1FFE0BFFFFFFF810000404000C01FF03FF 8CFFFFFFE3FF03FE07FDFF00FFFFFE000007F800003FC3FF81 FF01FE1FF07F83FFFFFF3FE01FFC00000000C0000000000000 000008000000040000C00202002180000006000000604003FF F

Re. accuracy; are you speaking from experience or vendor claims? If
experience, I would love to know what you are using. I have yet to see
any OCR software that does not require extensive cleanup.

Jerry

Gord Dibben wrote:

Stacy

Are you scanning as Text using the OCR software that came with your scanner?

Depending upon the OCR software, you can get close to 100% accuracy.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:20:02 -0700, "stacy"
wrote:


i scaned a doc & i need to correct some figures but all i get is jumbled mess
as seen below
C020000003FFFFE1FFE0BFFFFFFF810000404000C01FF03F F8CFFFFFFE3FF03FE07FDFF00FFFFFE000007F800003FC3FF8 1FF01FE1FF07F83FFFFFF3FE01FFC00000000C000000000000 0000008000000040000C00202002180000006000000604003F FF

Jerry

I have to admit I am guilty of a slight<g exaggeration with the "close to
100%".

I have been lucky a few times with HP PrecisionScan LTX but in general the
recognition does not approach 100% and clean-up is required.


Gord

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 23:59:29 -0400, "Jerry W. Lewis"
wrote:

Re. accuracy; are you speaking from experience or vendor claims? If
experience, I would love to know what you are using. I have yet to see
any OCR software that does not require extensive cleanup.

Jerry

Gord Dibben wrote:

Stacy

Are you scanning as Text using the OCR software that came with your scanner?

Depending upon the OCR software, you can get close to 100% accuracy.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:20:02 -0700, "stacy"
wrote:


i scaned a doc & i need to correct some figures but all i get is jumbled mess
as seen below
C020000003FFFFE1FFE0BFFFFFFF810000404000C01FF03 FF8CFFFFFFE3FF03FE07FDFF00FFFFFE000007F800003FC3FF 81FF01FE1FF07F83FFFFFF3FE01FFC00000000C00000000000 00000008000000040000C00202002180000006000000604003 FFF

That is more in keeping with my experience. I agree with you that I
have never seen OCR software as completely clueless as the OP's example
would imply. Probably he is trying to open an image at text, as you
seem to have implied.

Jerry

Gord Dibben wrote:

Jerry

I have to admit I am guilty of a slight<g exaggeration with the "close to
100%".

I have been lucky a few times with HP PrecisionScan LTX but in general the
recognition does not approach 100% and clean-up is required.


Gord

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 23:59:29 -0400, "Jerry W. Lewis"
wrote:


Re. accuracy; are you speaking from experience or vendor claims? If
experience, I would love to know what you are using. I have yet to see
any OCR software that does not require extensive cleanup.

Jerry

Gord Dibben wrote:


Stacy

Are you scanning as Text using the OCR software that came with your scanner?

Depending upon the OCR software, you can get close to 100% accuracy.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:20:02 -0700, "stacy"
wrote:



i scaned a doc & i need to correct some figures but all i get is jumbled mess
as seen below
C020000003FFFFE1FFE0BFFFFFFF810000404000C01FF0 3FF8CFFFFFFE3FF03FE07FDFF00FFFFFE000007F800003FC3F F81FF01FE1FF07F83FFFFFF3FE01FFC00000000C0000000000 000000008000000040000C0020200218000000600000060400 3FFF