[mdlug] OCR S/W

[Rick Hall]

Hey Everyone,

Anyone know of a good OCR app for Windows for converting a pre-existing
image file (e.g. JPG, etc.)? ... preferably either free or open-source?

I've tried a number of 'supposedly excellent' apps, but they either
don't give ANY clue how to import the image file, or they keep the
layout relatively intact but are REALLY poor at the basic function of
OCR, or they scan near perfectly, but scatter the info ALL OVER THE
PAGE. Think of a couple dozen numbers - all scanned perfectly, but each
digit is on a separate line and the lines are randomly placed !!  It
would be far less time-consuming to simply enter the info by hand, than
to sort out that mess.

Thanks,
-Rich