Hi Paul, thanks a lot for your detailed explanation
>________________________________ > From: Paul Schreiner <schreiner_p...@att.net> >To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >Sent: Friday, 30 November 2012 7:48 PM >Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Scraping data from image > > >Here's the "long" version of explanation: > >An "image file" (.jpg, .gif, etc) >is nothing but a bunch of colored dots. > >Think of trying to draw a picture using a pencil and making just dots. >(this art form is called "Pointillism" >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointillism) > >If you pack the dots closely together, it becomes a darker "shade". >Further apart, it is lighter. > >.. .. >.. .. >..... .. >.. .. .. >.. .. .. > >When you pack the dots close enough, and make some dots different colors, >your EYE perceives it as an image. > >If you were to scan a Word document and save it as an image, >then zoom up on the image many, many times, on any given letter, you'd see a >bunch >of dots, closely packed together. > >So... basically this means that images are a bunch of dots, >that OPTICALLY (visually) represent characters (or images). > >In order to "read" these dots, you have to have software that recognizes the >patterns >of closely packed dots and converts them to characters. > >Traditional forms of this software is called OCR. >for Optical Character Recognition. > >You CAN purchase this software, or in some cases, send the file to a web site >that >will use their software to process your image. > >In my case, my scanner (Lexmark 5100x) has the ability to apply OCR to the >scanned image. > >What I have done in the past is: >Print the image >Scan the printed copy and select "OCR". > >hope this helps you to understand the process. > >Paul >----------------------------------------- >“Do all the good you can, >By all the means you can, >In all the ways you can, >In all the places you can, >At all the times you can, >To all the people you can, >As long as ever you can.” - John Wesley >----------------------------------------- > > > > > >________________________________ > From: Arsfan2005 <arsfan2...@yahoo.co.in> >To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >Sent: Fri, November 30, 2012 2:29:06 AM >Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Scraping data from image > > >thanx fr ur reply i will google it. but is it posible fr u too xplain it in >more this will help me. > >Sent from Samsung Mobile > > >xlstime <xlst...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >Yes, it is possible.. pls try Recognize txet from OCR > > >On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 2:16 AM, hanumant shinde <arsfan2...@yahoo.co.in> >wrote: > >Hi, >> >>Is it possible to capture (scrape) data from .doc file but the data on this >>.doc file is pasted as image. >> >> >> >>-- >>Join official Facebook page of this forum @ >>https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel >> >>FORUM RULES >> >>1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. 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