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kmorseprime
Occasional Contributor
2 years ago

OCR showing different text when recording vs. running it

Currently I'm setting up an OCR check to see if everything I expect in my Edits dropdown shows up. When I record the drop down I use the following text in my OCR check (screenshot 1) and when I run t...
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Kitt
Regular Contributor
2 years ago

That is interesting, and I'm not super familiar with OCR so take my advice with a grain of salt. You could try to replace the wildcard before you verify the contents with something like:

 

var objText = OCRObject.GetText; 
Log.Message(objText);
var newObjText = aqString.Replace(objText, "*", "");
Log.Message(newObjText);

 

 

...but that doesn't solve for the sorting issue, maybe look [here].

 

I would also recommend reviewing TestComplete's OCR tips [here] and full OCR guide [here] to see if that gets you anywhere.