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Scan a document using java

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posted 14 years ago

Hi all,

I would like my java program to scan a document, is there a free api which I could make use of to scan a document ?

thanks !

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posted 14 years ago

What do you mean by "scan a document"?

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posted 14 years ago

Are you referring to a physical scanner? Like a usb scanner?

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posted 14 years ago

I could make use of to scan a document ?

what do you mean by that ?

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posted 14 years ago

. . . or do you mean lexical scanning?

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posted 14 years ago

Anil Karamchandan wrote:
I could make use of to scan a document ?

...perhaps to make a document more Scandinavian? Complex process really... Jokes aside, we cannot really help you without more information.

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