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Take the following steps to start a project and to add some code that creates a set of master forms and uses them to recognize a filled form:
[C#]
using Leadtools;
using Leadtools.Codecs;
using Leadtools.Forms;
using Leadtools.Forms.Ocr;
using Leadtools.Forms.Recognition;
using Leadtools.Forms.Recognition.Ocr;
using System.IO;
[Visual Basic]
Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Codecs
Imports Leadtools.Forms
Imports Leadtools.Forms.Ocr
Imports Leadtools.Forms.Recognition
Imports Leadtools.Forms.Recognition.Ocr
Imports System.IO
[C#]
//Create the recognition engine
FormRecognitionEngine recognitionEngine = new FormRecognitionEngine();
RasterCodecs codecs;
//Create the OCR Engine to use in the recognition
IOcrEngine formsOCREngine;
[Visual Basic]
'Create the recognition engine
Dim recognitionEngine As FormRecognitionEngine = New FormRecognitionEngine()
Dim codecs As RasterCodecs
'Create the OCR Engine to use in the recognition
Dim formsOCREngine As IOcrEngine
[C#]
try
{
RasterSupport.SetLicense(RasterSupportType.Forms, "Enter valid key here");
RasterSupport.SetLicense(RasterSupportType.OcrPlus, "Enter valid key here");
RasterSupport.SetLicense(RasterSupportType.Document, "Enter valid key here");
codecs = new RasterCodecs();
//Create a LEADTOOLS OCR Plus OCR Engine and start it
formsOCREngine = OcrEngineManager.CreateEngine(OcrEngineType.Advantage, false);
formsOCREngine.Startup(codecs, null, null, null);
//Add an OCRObjectManager to the recognition engines
//ObjectManager collection
OcrObjectsManager ocrObjectsManager = new OcrObjectsManager(formsOCREngine);
ocrObjectsManager.Engine = formsOCREngine;
recognitionEngine.ObjectsManagers.Add(ocrObjectsManager);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
[Visual Basic]
Try
RasterSupport.SetLicense(RasterSupportType.Forms, "Enter valid key here")
RasterSupport.SetLicense(RasterSupportType.OcrPlus, "Enter valid key here")
RasterSupport.SetLicense(RasterSupportType.Document, "Enter valid key here")
codecs = New RasterCodecs()
'Create a LEADTOOLS OCR Plus OCR Engine and start it
formsOCREngine = OcrEngineManager.CreateEngine(OcrEngineType.Advantage, False)
formsOCREngine.Startup(codecs, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)
'Add an OCRObjectManager to the recognition engines
'ObjectManager collection
Dim ocrObjectsManager As OcrObjectsManager = New OcrObjectsManager(formsOCREngine)
ocrObjectsManager.Engine = formsOCREngine
recognitionEngine.ObjectsManagers.Add(ocrObjectsManager)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
[C#]
try
{
//Get master form filenames
//You may need to update the below path to point to the "Leadtools Images\Forms\MasterForm Sets\OCR" directory.
string [] masterFileNames = Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images\Forms\MasterForm Sets\OCR",
"*.tif",
SearchOption.AllDirectories);
foreach (string masterFileName in masterFileNames)
{
string formName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(masterFileName);
//Load the master form image
RasterImage image = codecs.Load(masterFileName, 0, CodecsLoadByteOrder.BgrOrGray, 1, -1);
//Create a new master form
FormRecognitionAttributes masterFormAttributes = recognitionEngine.CreateMasterForm(formName, Guid.Empty, null);
for (int i = 0; i < image.PageCount; i++)
{
image.Page = i + 1;
//Add the master form page to the recognition engine
recognitionEngine.AddMasterFormPage(masterFormAttributes, image, null);
}
//Close the master form and save it's attributes
recognitionEngine.CloseMasterForm(masterFormAttributes);
File.WriteAllBytes(formName + ".bin", masterFormAttributes.GetData());
}
MessageBox.Show("Master Form Processing Complete", "Complete");
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
[Visual Basic]
Try
'Get master form filenames
'You may need to update the below path to point to the "Leadtools Images\Forms\MasterForm Sets\OCR" directory.
Dim masterFileNames As String() = Directory.GetFiles("C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images\Forms\MasterForm Sets\OCR",
"*.tif",
SearchOption.AllDirectories)
For Each masterFileName As String In masterFileNames
Dim formName As String = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(masterFileName)
'Load the master form image
Dim image As RasterImage = codecs.Load(masterFileName, 0, CodecsLoadByteOrder.BgrOrGray, 1, -1)
'Create a new master form
Dim masterFormAttributes As FormRecognitionAttributes = recognitionEngine.CreateMasterForm(formName, Guid.Empty, Nothing)
Dim i As Integer = 0
Do While i < image.PageCount
image.Page = i + 1
'Add the master form page to the recognition engine
recognitionEngine.AddMasterFormPage(masterFormAttributes, image, Nothing)
i += 1
Loop
'Close the master form and save it's attributes
recognitionEngine.CloseMasterForm(masterFormAttributes)
File.WriteAllBytes(formName & ".bin", masterFormAttributes.GetData())
Next masterFileName
MessageBox.Show("Master Form Processing Complete", "Complete")
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
[C#]
try
{
//For this tutorial, we will use the sample W9 sample filled form.
//You may need to update the below path to point to "\LEADTOOLS Images\Forms\Images\W9_OCR_Filled.tif".
string formToRecognize = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images\Forms\Images\W9_OCR_Filled.tif";
RasterImage image = codecs.Load(formToRecognize, 0, CodecsLoadByteOrder.BgrOrGray, 1, -1);
//Load the image to recognize
FormRecognitionAttributes filledFormAttributes = recognitionEngine.CreateForm(null);
for (int i = 0; i < image.PageCount; i++)
{
image.Page = i + 1;
//Add each page of the filled form to the recognition engine
recognitionEngine.AddFormPage(filledFormAttributes, image, null);
}
recognitionEngine.CloseForm(filledFormAttributes);
string resultMessage = "The form could not be recognized";
//Compare the attributes of each master form to the attributes of the filled form
string[] masterFileNames = Directory.GetFiles(Application.StartupPath, "*.bin");
foreach (string masterFileName in masterFileNames)
{
FormRecognitionAttributes masterFormAttributes = new FormRecognitionAttributes();
masterFormAttributes.SetData(File.ReadAllBytes(masterFileName));
FormRecognitionResult recognitionResult = recognitionEngine.CompareForm(masterFormAttributes, filledFormAttributes, null);
//In this example, we consider a confidence equal to or greater
//than 90 to be a match
if(recognitionResult.Confidence >= 80)
{
resultMessage = String.Format("This form has been recognized as a {0}", Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(masterFileName));
break;
}
}
MessageBox.Show(resultMessage, "Recognition Results");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
[Visual Basic]
Try
'For this tutorial, we will use the sample W9 sample filled form.
'You may need to update the below path to point to "\LEADTOOLS Images\Forms\Images\W9_OCR_Filled.tif".
Dim formToRecognize As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images\Forms\Images\W9_OCR_Filled.tif"
Dim image As RasterImage = codecs.Load(formToRecognize, 0, CodecsLoadByteOrder.BgrOrGray, 1, -1)
'Load the image to recognize
Dim filledFormAttributes As FormRecognitionAttributes = recognitionEngine.CreateForm(Nothing)
Dim i As Integer = 0
Do While i < image.PageCount image.Page = i + 1
'Add each page of the filled form to the recognition engine
recognitionEngine.AddFormPage(filledFormAttributes, image, Nothing)
i += 1
Loop
recognitionEngine.CloseForm(filledFormAttributes)
Dim resultMessage As String = "The form could not be recognized"
'Compare the attributes of each master form to the attributes of the filled form
Dim masterFileNames As String() = Directory.GetFiles(Application.StartupPath, "*.bin")
For Each masterFileName As String In masterFileNames
Dim masterFormAttributes As FormRecognitionAttributes = New FormRecognitionAttributes()
masterFormAttributes.SetData(File.ReadAllBytes(masterFileName))
Dim recognitionResult As FormRecognitionResult = recognitionEngine.CompareForm(masterFormAttributes, filledFormAttributes, Nothing)
'In this example, we consider a confidence equal to or greater than 90 to be a match
If recognitionResult.Confidence >= 80 Then
resultMessage = String.Format("This form has been recognized as a {0}", Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(masterFileName))
Exit For
End If
Next masterFileName
MessageBox.Show(resultMessage, "Recognition Results")
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
[C#]
if (formsOCREngine != null && formsOCREngine.IsStarted)
formsOCREngine.Shutdown();
[Visual Basic]
If Not formsOCREngine Is Nothing AndAlso formsOCREngine.IsStarted
Then formsOCREngine.Shutdown()
End If
NOTE: If you encounter an "Invalid File Format" or "Feature Not Supported" exception, please refer to the topic Invalid File Format/Feature Not Supported.