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Need a Windows Forms User Interface to enable OCR User Error Checking

Need a Windows Forms User Interface to enable OCR User Error Checking

I am in the process of writing a Windows Forms application (in C#) that will use an external OCR module to perform OCR on a PDF containing scanned financial documents. So, I expect there to be errors. But, I want to provide the scanned results to the user in a format where the results can be cross-checked by the user.

Clearly, typing over with the corrected value is key.

What is the easiest way to do this in a Windows Forms program?

Various forms will have different values, so I want this as generic as possible.

Shall I just display the whole block of data as a multi-line text input field?

Any other ideas?

Thanks

bbao

CnetSDK .NET OCR Library API should be something that you are looking for. it is for text recognition and extraction from JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF, PNG, BMP & GIF in C# & VB.NET applications. Microsoft MSDN got some sample codes here for your reference.

https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/NET-OCR-Library-API-for-46f2f312

curiouswebster

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I am happy for your input on my choice of OCR technology.

Do you know how well the OCR engine you suggest compares to Nuance OmniPage or ABBYY FineReader?

One thing is for sure, based on my ZERO replies to my job post on UpWork, Nuance OmniPage and ABBYY FineReader are little know tools.

So, I think I will update the job to include your selection.

Now, onto the exact topic I posted about...

How would I provide users a tool where they can edit the OCR translation, cross-check and edit the OCR errors?

Thanks

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curiouswebster

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thanks

Joe Winograd

You're welcome.