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    reading from scanner

    How does the data from tests like SAT tests get read into a computer? How does it read the little squares that are colored in? I am hoping to be able to read stats from sports events the same way. Am I dreaming?
    Bob Kenworthy
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    RE: reading from scanner

    Bob:

    I work in a school so we have that junk. There is a machine called an opscan machine which scans the forms the prints a report either to paper or to a text file. Once I realized the latter was possible I told the person who runs the forms through the machine to forget the paper and email me the report which I import into an A5 table.

    If you saw one of those machines you really wouldn't want to have one of your own. It has all the elegance of a Gestetner mimeograph with the purple ink. Remember those?

    Seriously, though, if you had a lot of filled in opscan forms, you probably could find a friend in some educational institution who would run them for you. It's pretty fast.

    Bill
    Bill Hanigsberg

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      #3
      RE: reading from scanner

      Check out the article on "Read a Bubble Form" at www.learn alpha.com

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        RE: reading from scanner

        The scanners we use with out application (the one's referred to in Peter's Bubble Scan article) are compact (about the zize of a shoebox), very fast and expensive. They sell for around $2500.

        Finian
        Finian

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          RE: reading from scanner

          Bob:

          Around three years ago, I set up a system using a product called TeleForm. It was $1500.00 and required the following:

          1) Creation of the form, which included establishing the type of field, and the format you wished to use to capture the field. (The format, meaning, OCR, dots, pcx-image (for signatures),etc...)

          Each form has it's own barcode to identify which database it corresponds to.

          2) The form could then be scanned in through a scanner or a fax. It would then be evaluated, and, if the evaluation passed, it would be appended to the DBF file. On failure, it require human review, highlighting failures in a format similar to a spellchecker. (Very easy)

          Other than the creation of the forms, which required moving and aligning billions and billions of bubbles, it wasn't to hard. (My eyes are spinning just thinking about it, as it took about 8 hours a form)

          The other drawback was that Alpha products require a BMP. At the time, Teleform required PCX. Since capturing a signature was required, I had to use Access, another memory that left my eyes spinning. Hopefully they allow other formats in their current product.

          Hope this helps... You can visit their site at TeleForm.com. Prices required a phone call, though...

          Craig

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            RE: reading from scanner

            Thank you all for the help. I will check into your suggestions. This may be a little over my head. I got the idea because all these guys showing up to these ball games with laptop computers couldn't enjoy the games. A pencil is much easier so I thought it would be nice just to have a computer read the data off a piece of paper.
            Thanks again,
            Bob

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