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cjfoeller0404
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4 months ago

How to Open/Use a .bmp image

What is the correct way to open a .bmp image from a file? Also once this is loaded in, would I be able to simply add the image to the output log with Log.Picture(TBitmapObj); or would this require a...
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JDR2500
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First, I've not tried this, so I have no direct experience.  However, this topic has an example of how to load a bitmap (png) from a file and then post it to the log file:  

Utils.Picture Property | TestComplete Documentation (smartbear.com)

Once you have the image loaded you could do an OCR using the IQ Add-in for TestComplete.  I don't think there are any OCR capabilities in TestComplete w/out that add-in.

Herer is the help topic on the OCR method for recognizing test in an image with the IQ Add-in:
OCR.Recognize Method | TestComplete Documentation (smartbear.com)

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cjfoeller0404
Occasional Contributor
4 months ago

This is almost exactly what I was looking for, thank you!
Only issue I have now is that since some of the terminals that I am using do not have direct internet access, and hence can not directly use the OCR.Recognize function on that terminal, though that's something that I should be able to work around!

Also for future reference, below is the the test code I was able to get working:

let initialimagepath = [img filepath string goes here];
let bmpimg = Utils.Picture;
bmpimg.LoadFromFile(initialimagepath);
Log.Picture(bmpimg);
Log.Message(OCR.Recognize(bmpimg).FullText);//Only works if Terminal has Direct Internet Access