Is it possible to scan a form and pull specific areas of data off.

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I would like to know if it is possible to scan a form and be able to use an
OCR/ICR software program to pull specific data areas off of the form and copy
it into an Access database. And if so, what software would I need. Thanks.
 
Forms processing software is designed to do exactly what you are talking
about. The particular technique is sometimes called zonal scanning. Some
examples are:
http://www.oystersoft.com/home.shtml
http://www.pegasusimaging.com/forms.htm
http://www.scanstore.com/Software/

Most of these products support formatting of the output - in your case this
would include separating out the identifying tags that are needed for import
to Access. Then you would write Access modules that import the formatted
text. Or you can use what someone's already done:
http://www.programurl.com/software/forms.htm
 

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