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rlent
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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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rlent
Contributor
9 years ago

Thanks! I use an older version of TC (I'd love it if my company upgraded), but I was able to find the OCR sample. I didn't realize you could not only extract text but it would tell you where it was. This will be very helpful in keeping my scripts working.