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Scan a document using java

 
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Hi all,

I would like my java program to scan a document, is there a free api which I could make use of to scan a document ?

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What do you mean by "scan a document"?

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Are you referring to a physical scanner? Like a usb scanner?

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I could make use of to scan a document ?


what do you mean by that ?

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. . . or do you mean lexical scanning?
 
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Anil Karamchandan wrote:
I could make use of to scan a document ?



...perhaps to make a document more Scandinavian? Complex process really... Jokes aside, we cannot really help you without more information.

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