OCR Text from Area
This activity converts image of text into characters. Use the variable (type: string) and put it in Output part of Properties window – it will store the digitized text. Drop the control on the activity. Hovering the mouse over the activity box in the scenario you can see the anchor text to the left and the data text to the right.
NOTE: activity has some limitations, you will get better results with text in a larger, straight font.
| Acquired Text | String | Output | text input by user |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Scenario If Failed | Boolean | Input | checkbox; default is "on" |
| Display Name | Literal | Input | changes display name of the activity |
| Exclude from Transaction Check | Boolean | Input | checkbox; default is "off" |
| Retry Timeout [s] | Double | Input | determines behaviour if the activity fails to execute. value < 0: try executing once, 0: try indefinitely; value >0: time in seconds during which the activity repeatedly tries to execute (if time elapses without success then Result = False, end activity) |
| Acquired Text | String | Output | text value retrieved from application |
| Result | Boolean | Output | returns a Boolean value. True if no error in activity, otherwise will return False |
| Result Code | Int32 | Output | Result Code will return 0 if there is no error in activity, otherwise in most cases will return 1. See the table of Extended Result Codes for more info |