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Naw, they're just collecting it to help the hackers who want to steal your identity.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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Company I work for is looking for an existing program for scanning invoices. Basic requirements:
Extraction of data from files provided by a wide range of vendors, each with their own specific layout.
Server based service that runs at a set time each day.
Support for a watched folder.
Installable package, not web based service (no subscription fees).
Rules based validation to eliminate the delays introduced by required human validation interaction.
Batch processing of files with output as an XML file for database import.
I've found IRIS and ABBYY which appear promising, but do you have any similar solutions to recommend?
In house development isn't an option at this time.
If you have any additional questions, please post a response so I can get it answered.
Thank you in advance for your time.
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Funny! I'm also embroiled in an Invoice collection system (multiple cost centers) involving optional upload of pre-scanned invoices to pair with an invoice number/amount/vendor/site/date. My manager asked what I thought about OCR against the smudged, carbon copy, wrinkled, with hand-written notations and check-marks down one side, pieces of paper of all sizes and formats called invoices, delivery receipts, whatever...I considered it to be a nice idea but probably not reliable enough to be worth the effort.
I'll admit that this is based on my last experiment involving OCR which was over 15 years ago...it's probably gotten much better by now. Back then, almost as much time was spent finding and fixing errors than it would have taken to just re-type the documents.
I do think that OCR could work great if you were working with a tightly controlled format and document structure. Good luck!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Thanks for the good luck wishes. It's definitely been a learning experience with all the variables for OCR/OMR/OWR!
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I needed searchable PDF, have used PaperPort Pro and Filecenter Pro (recommended).
Now using the latter. No affiliation.
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
Anonymous
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From what I can tell, Kofax seems to be one of the market leaders.
Have you thought of outsourcing the work to a dedicated BPO (Business Processing Outsourcing)? There are several around. What part of the world are you in?
[Disclosure: I work for a BPO that specialises in scanning and data capture]
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jsc42 wrote: Have you thought of outsourcing the work to a dedicated BPO (Business Processing Outsourcing)
No. We sell the software, we just contribute our own functionalities to count ballots - You can't just outsource that.
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Thought about it but the accumulated cost is to high as we deal in the 100,000+ range for invoices.
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I interviewed at this company once: Simx[^]. They make a data extraction solution that can do what you're looking for.
Their software is impressive and they have a good support staff.
EDIT: Link fixed.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
modified 10-May-17 6:25am.
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Richard Andrew x64 wrote: [^]
This part of the link points to the thread above.
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i personally tried Abby ocr for image to text conversion, and it gives good results
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I worked on this software in the past (back when it was Brainware) - I worked with a couple of the customers linked there integrating Brainware with their existing systems.
It might be a bit heavy/expensive though - depends on what you're looking for.
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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I just got an email to say that an improvement to VS I support has ... wait for it, wait for it ... been started!
Open links in an actual browser – Visual Studio[^]
Only little detail is when I started supporting it ... 2012 ... yes, 5 years to actually comment. Does that mean that in ten years or so the $#*&$ing Ribbon will die a death? We can but hope...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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This is to inform you that someone is writing really stupid suggestions and signing your name to them.
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
Anonymous
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Clear Text: We will, with the next Service Pack, enforce Edge as your default browser and never let you change it back again, because of reasons.
I only have a signature in order to let @DalekDave follow my posts.
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I was going to say that the only requirement is that edge is your default browser.
It's the kind of sh1tty trick they pull, nowadays.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Don't be silly, he said an "actual browser."
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First thing to come to mind after reading the headline, is how Win10 phones home
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Xlated....
The 'dolt bomb' is that with the update 'Your machines browser' will hence forth be and always be Edge!
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Phone Call:
Hello, this is Raj from Microsoft Support...
We are seeing that you are NOT USING IE as your default browser.
Also, we are seeing that you are NOT USING Edge either...
We have been requested to connect to your machine and delete all OTHER browsers.
Also, Our website for making suggestions will now PREVENT you from making suggestions,
unless you use IE or Edge (AND) one of them is the default browser, AND you have no other
browsers installed.
Yes, this is for customer satisfaction.
We will NOT be satisfied until ALL CUSTOMERS learn the Microsoft way!
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They already do it to me with Chrome.
When I type www.microsoft.com, Chrome displays the message:
This site can’t be reached
www.microsoft.com unexpectedly closed the connection.
Typing www.microsoft.com in Edge gets me there, no problem.
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Well, O'Griff, I just want to let you know that I personally just submitted three of my precious VS votes on that very issue JUST YESTERDAY, and so I am fairly certain that you can credit ME for pushing this issue over the threshold of visibility in Redmond.
Scene: Redmond Office bullpen. Desks covered with paper and stained coffee mugs. Suddenly an alarm sounds and blue lights flash.
PocketProtectorGuy: "Whoa! Was that what I think it was?"
BirkenstockGal: "Oh yeah, baby! The VS Browser Issue just got green-lighted! We must have broken that 1283-vote barrier! Way to go, VS community! Leave it to ol' KDMote to put us over the top!"
PonyTailGuy: "All right, gang! Let's get busy! I don't want to miss the window for getting this fix in for VS2020!"
GrayBeard: Now now, boys and girls, let's not get too hasty here. Your giddy exuberance must not get in the way of prudent requirements solicitation and planning. I'll begin drafting the first 100 pages of the SRD just as soon as I schedule the first meeting to discuss the strategy for designing the specification for the design-requirements development sprint.
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OriginalGriff wrote: the $#*&$ing Ribbon will die a death
I really hope so, I've been using libreoffice even though I have the MS office also installed (work insisted), just because of that stupid ribbon that clutters the screen and slows me down looking for crap.
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I'm still waiting for them to restore color printing from VS. VS color codes the source on the screen so why not printed code? Earier version of VS did this.
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