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rlent
Contributor
9 years ago

Finding text within a bitmap

In the application I am testing, we add objects to a template. I can click on them to interact with the objects, but TestComplete can't see the object. I access the object by clicking on X-Y coordina...
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    tristaanogre
    9 years ago

    Actually, probably easier (and more accurate) than region comparison is the Text Recognition feature of TestComplete.  This is a feature specifically designed to find components, etc., within an application for which there is no easy recognition. It's similar to the OCR item that Colin_McCrae but uses a bit of a different technology so might work better if OCR does not. One caveat... it only works for desktop applications so this would not apply to web apps or mobile apps.

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
9 years ago

Actually, probably easier (and more accurate) than region comparison is the Text Recognition feature of TestComplete.  This is a feature specifically designed to find components, etc., within an application for which there is no easy recognition. It's similar to the OCR item that Colin_McCrae but uses a bit of a different technology so might work better if OCR does not. One caveat... it only works for desktop applications so this would not apply to web apps or mobile apps.

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    Colin_McCrae
    Community Hero
    9 years ago

    tristaanogre .... if it contains text.

     

    My canvas objects certainly don't. I'd be surprised if a bitmap image did ....

     

    **EDIT**

     

    I just realised. You're not actually working on a bitmap. You want to take a screenshot of it and search in that.

     

    Right. In that case, yes. Have a look at the text recognition method tristaanogre suggested. Definitely easier than mucking about with bitmaps and OCR if it works!

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      tristaanogre
      Esteemed Contributor
      9 years ago

      Yeah, I'm using it currently to automate a console application. Now, I'm not "clicking" on objects within the console app, but I'm using the text recognition to help me determine if, after I send keystrokes, is what I end up with on screen correct and, if I'm navigating via the keystrokes and menus, do I end up where I should be? It's pretty cool and I'm enjoying playing with it.