Bryan, what is the benefit of using the barcodes? It seems like storing the number would be much simpler. Just curious.
Also, I've got a solution to create barcodes in CF, but not read them. It doesn't sound like that will help you though. -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:56 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: REPOST Re: OCR and CF Come on you fellow propeller heads....somebody must have some insight on this one ;-) Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Stevenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: SOT: OCR and CF > Hey All, > > I'm creating some Excel forms that will have a dynamically generated number in > a cell (based on user input...a barcode would be nice if anyone has some > info). The Excel file will be submitted via e-mail and CF will check the > mail, grba the attachment, and parse out the data in the Excel file (storing > it in the DB along with this unique number or barcode value). > > The excel form will also be printed and faxed in via a web based fax service. > CF will grab the TIFF from the e-mail sent from the fax service and then CF > will need to read the unique number/barcode via OCR or barcode reader and > match the fax to the record entered from the emialing in of the spreadsheet. > > So..... > > 1) Does anyone know of a decent OCR utility that CF could fire up? > > 2) If you know how to put barcodes in Excel, please elaborate ;-) > > 3) If barcodes in Excel are possible, can anyone reccommend a barcode reader > utility that CF can kick off? > > TIA for any insight > > BTW I have gone down the Adobe LiveCycle route looking at making PDF forms > instead of using Excel....wholly &*%*&% do they want a lot of money to be able > to create PDF forms that can save their data locally with no web > connection....anywhere from $40K to 25 times that I've been quoted...just to > allow Acrobat Reader to save PDF form data to the client!!! This is because > you require something called Reader Extensions that "unlock" all kinds of > features in the free reader. What they need is to sell the "save data" > extension seperately for a lot less money (because those prices include all > the extensions)...but I digress ;-) > > Cheers > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > phone: 250.480.0642 > fax: 250.480.1264 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.electricedgesystems.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:233180 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
