Scan and OCR Solution

ScanOCR.md

What you'll need:

• EPSON WF7160 Scanner
• OCR Kit

Solution:

• EPSON Connect Cloud Scan setup to scan to PDF and place file in a Dropbox folder
• Automator script to watch "Inbox" and invoke OCR Kit with "Run Shell Script" (set "Pass Input" = "as arguments")

now=$(date +"%Y%m%d")
echo $now
for f in "$@"
do
    echo "$f"
    filename=$(basename "$f")
    echo "$filename"
    new_filepath="/Users/jon/Documents/Share/ClaireandJon/Filing Cabinet/To-File/${now}_$filename"
    echo "$new_filepath"
    /Applications/OCRKit.app/Contents/MacOS/OCRKit \
    --lang en \
    --format pdf \
    --output "$f" "$f"
    mv "$f" "$new_filepath"
done