Convert text in paint to doc files

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Re: Convert text in paint to doc files by Anonymous Monk on Aug 31, 2011 at 14:05 UTC
its called OCR, simply install tesseract program and use system to call it `system qw[ tesseract.exe foo.png foo.txt ]; my $text = read_file('foo.txt');` [download] You may need to preprocess the images to help Tesseract, say using ImageMagick like: `system qw[ convert.exe -resize 200% image.jpg foo.png ];` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Convert text in paint to doc files by CountZero (Bishop) on Aug 31, 2011 at 15:47 UTC
Or use the module Image::OCR::Tesseract. It will take care to convert your file to a .tiff file which is expected by Tesseract. CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James	[reply]