I\'ve been reading (and trying) OCR programs suggested in previous answers but I\'m still without a clear answer to my problem.
I need to recognize handwritten Engli
From my experience ABBYY is one of the best for handwriting recognition, even without training. (It's possibly one of the most expensive too, though...) They have an SDK for Java.
http://www.abbyy.com
With a free trial, it's definately worth a look!