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VB6 and Snagit.. (Text capture from Web Page Image)
Has anyone had any experience with a program called Snagit, using VB6.
I need to capture text from a web page, into a VB6 program.
The web page section i need to capture is an image containing text.
Snagit allows selction of a window via a handle, and then it OCR's the area, and places the text into a file or clipboard.
I am having problems with the operation
eg .linkexecute etc.
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or.
Is there another way of doing this.
I will be more positive with the detail, if anyone is able to offer advice.!!
Appreciate any help
I need to capture text from a web page, into a VB6 program.
The web page section i need to capture is an image containing text.
Snagit allows selction of a window via a handle, and then it OCR's the area, and places the text into a file or clipboard.
I am having problems with the operation
eg .linkexecute etc.
======
or.
Is there another way of doing this.
I will be more positive with the detail, if anyone is able to offer advice.!!
Appreciate any help
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In this case why not simply get HTMLDocument from this page and parse tags to get text?
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ark...
parse tags ?????
I do not understand this command.
If i save the html page there is next to nothing in it.
It refers to a plugin program, which displays the data.
ie. The data i am after is not in html format.
I need to capture the image and ocr it.
Regards turnerrob
parse tags ?????
I do not understand this command.
If i save the html page there is next to nothing in it.
It refers to a plugin program, which displays the data.
ie. The data i am after is not in html format.
I need to capture the image and ocr it.
Regards turnerrob
Oh, I see... I thought you have html page with some background picture and text on it....
In your case you can start SnagIt when your app starts (with predefined settings In - ActiveForm, Out - ClipBoard) and when nesessarry, use keybd_event API to press hot key combination.
Cheers
In your case you can start SnagIt when your app starts (with predefined settings In - ActiveForm, Out - ClipBoard) and when nesessarry, use keybd_event API to press hot key combination.
Cheers
ASKER
I have actually got Snagit Running ok.
The problem i had was the command lines needed double (") quotes in the line.
I created
Q=Chr(34)
and used this in the line instead of "
I should have worked it out early in the eposide!!!
Snagit works well and does the job automatically, the only problem is, the whole area i am trying to capture must be fully visible on the screen to get the image.
Thanks Ark for your comments, and the help with transferring the clipboard to a text box.
The problem i had was the command lines needed double (") quotes in the line.
I created
Q=Chr(34)
and used this in the line instead of "
I should have worked it out early in the eposide!!!
Snagit works well and does the job automatically, the only problem is, the whole area i am trying to capture must be fully visible on the screen to get the image.
Thanks Ark for your comments, and the help with transferring the clipboard to a text box.
ASKER
Thanks for your reply.
I have tried the code, and it does very neatly transfer the clipboard to a text box.
This will help me in Stage 2 of my project.
The main problem i have is...
I have a web page displayed.
A section of the web page contains text which i need to extract., the problem is,, the text is contained in an image on the page.
ie. if i find the handle of the area on the web page, there is no text at the handle.
I need to capture the area of the screen, OCR it, and extract the text.
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I can not see any way of doing this in VB.
*********** If there is a simple way , i would appreciate some advice.
I have purchased Snagit, which does OCR an image area of a web page, and return the text., but i am having trouble getting it to work completely.
Hope this clarify's my problem.
Regards