L_OcrEngine_Startup

#include "ltocr.h"

L_LTOCR_API L_INT EXT_FUNCTION L_OcrEngine_Startup(engine, workDirectory, engineDirectory)

L_OcrEngine engine; handle to the OCR engine
const L_TCHAR* workDirectory; Optional path to a directory to be used when the engine saves temporary files
const L_TCHAR* engineDirectory; The path to the folder containing the OCR engine runtime files

Starts the OCR engine.

Parameter Description
engine Handle to the OCR engine.
workDirectory Optional path to a directory to be used when the engine saves temporary files. The OCR engine will create various temporary files during recognition and document saving processes. It will use the path passed in this parameter as the location where these temporary files will be created. You can pass NULL to let the engine select the temporary directory of the current logged in user (TEMP).
engineDirectory The path to the folder containing the OCR engine runtime files.
By default, during setup the LEADTOOLS OCR Module setup installs the OCR engine files to "Installation Path\Bin\Common\OcrAdvantageRuntime" where Installation Path is the root folder where the LEADTOOLS for C API is installed (for example, C:\LEADTOOLS 19).
If you pass NULL to this parameter then the LEADTOOLS OCR engine will look for these extra files in the default installation folder specified above.
When you are ready to package your application, you might want to change the location where the LEADTOOLS OCR engine looks for these extra files. You can use this property to do that. Set the path you want before calling the L_OcrEngine_Startup method.

Returns

SUCCESS The function was successful.
< 1 An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

This method must be called before invoking any other methods or properties in this L_OcrEngine.

To check if the engine is started, use the L_OcrEngine_IsStarted method.

You must call L_OcrEngine_Shutdown to shut down the engine or you can also call L_OcrEngine_Destroy to shut down the engine and free the settings, memory and resources used.

You can call the L_OcrEngine_Startup method multiple times, only the first call will start the engine while subsequent calls will only increment an internal counter. You must call L_OcrEngine_Shutdown for each L_OcrEngine_Startup called.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTOCR
For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.
See Also
Functions: L_OcrEngineManager_CreateEngine, L_OcrEngine_Shutdown, L_OcrEngine_Destroy, L_OcrEngine_GetEngineType, L_OcrEngine_IsStarted, L_OcrEngine_GetSettingManager, L_OcrEngine_GetLanguageManager, L_OcrEngine_GetSpellCheckManager, L_OcrEngine_GetZoneManager, L_OcrEngine_GetDocumentManager, L_OcrEngine_GetAutoRecognizeManager, L_OcrEngine_GetWorkDirectory, L_OcrEngine_GetEngineDirectory
Topics: Programming with LEADTOOLS OCR Advantage
Starting and Shutting Down the OCR Engine
LEADTOOLS OCR Advantage Engine Settings

Example

#define MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(pFileName) TEXT("C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\LEADTOOLS Images\\")pFileName 
L_INT L_OcrEngine_StartupExample() 
{ 
   // Load an image file 
   BITMAPHANDLE bitmap = { 0 }; 
   L_OcrEngine ocrEngine = NULL; 
   L_OcrPage ocrPage = NULL; 
   L_OcrDocumentManager ocrDocumentManager = NULL; 
   L_OcrDocument ocrDocument = NULL; 
   // Assume you copied the engine runtime files to C:\MyApp\Ocr 
   const L_TCHAR* engineDir = L_TEXT("C:\\MyApp\\Ocr"); 
   // Store the engine work directory into a path inside our application 
   // Note: You can pass NULL for the working directory and LEADTOOLS 
   // will automatically write to a temporary directory. 
   const L_TCHAR* workDir = L_TEXT("C:\\MyApp\\OcrTemp"); 
   // Create an instance of the engine 
   L_INT retCode = L_OcrEngineManager_CreateEngine(L_OcrEngineType_Advantage, &ocrEngine); 
   if(retCode != SUCCESS) 
      return retCode; 
   //// Show that the engine has not been started yet 
   if(L_OcrEngine_IsStarted(ocrEngine)) 
      std::cout << "Before calling Startup, IsStarted = true\n"; 
   else 
      std::cout << "Before calling Startup, IsStarted = false\n"; 
   // Start the engine using our parameters 
   retCode = L_OcrEngine_Startup(ocrEngine, workDir, engineDir); 
   if(retCode != SUCCESS) 
      goto CLEANUP; 
   // Make sure the engine is using our working directory 
   L_TCHAR workDirAfterStartup[MAX_PATH]; 
   L_OcrEngine_GetWorkDirectory(ocrEngine, workDirAfterStartup, MAX_PATH); 
   std::wcout << "Original workDir passed is \"" << workDir << "\",\nthe value of WorkDirectory after Startup is \"" << workDirAfterStartup << "\"\n"; 
   // show the engine directory where the engine runtime binaries resides 
   L_TCHAR engineDirectory[MAX_PATH]; 
   L_OcrEngine_GetWorkDirectory(ocrEngine, engineDirectory, MAX_PATH); 
   std::wcout << "Engine directory: " << engineDir << "\n"; 
   // show started engine type 
   L_OcrEngineType engineType; 
   L_OcrEngine_GetEngineType(ocrEngine, &engineType); 
   switch(engineType) 
   { 
      case L_OcrEngineType_Advantage: 
      std::wcout << "Started OCR engine type: Advantage\n"; 
      break; 
   } 
   // Show that the engine has started fine 
   if(L_OcrEngine_IsStarted(ocrEngine)) 
      std::cout << "After calling Startup, IsStarted = true\n"; 
   else 
   { 
      std::cout << "After calling Startup, IsStarted = false\n"; 
      goto CLEANUP; 
   } 
   // Load an image to process 
   retCode = L_LoadBitmap(MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(L_TEXT("Ocr1.tif")), &bitmap, sizeof(BITMAPHANDLE), 0, ORDER_RGB, NULL, NULL); 
   if(retCode != SUCCESS) 
      goto CLEANUP; 
   // Add an image to OCR page. Transfer ownership of the bitmap to the page 
   retCode = L_OcrPage_FromBitmap(ocrEngine, &ocrPage, &bitmap, L_OcrBitmapSharingMode_AutoFree, NULL, NULL); 
   if(retCode != SUCCESS) 
      goto CLEANUP; 
   // At this point, we have a valid page and bitmap ownership has transfered, so, we do not need to free the bitmap anymore 
   bitmap.Flags.Allocated = 0; 
   // Recognize the page 
   // Note: Recognize can be called without calling AutoZone or manually adding zones. 
   // The engine will check and automatically auto-zones the page (as illustrated here). 
   retCode = L_OcrPage_Recognize(ocrPage, NULL, NULL); 
   if(retCode != SUCCESS) 
      goto CLEANUP; 
   // Get the Document Manager 
   retCode = L_OcrEngine_GetDocumentManager(ocrEngine, &ocrDocumentManager); 
   if(retCode != SUCCESS) 
      goto CLEANUP; 
   // Create an OCR document 
   retCode = L_OcrDocumentManager_CreateDocument(ocrDocumentManager, &ocrDocument, L_OcrCreateDocumentOptions_AutoDeleteFile, NULL); 
   if(retCode != SUCCESS) 
      goto CLEANUP; 
   // In Document File Mode, add OcrPage to OcrDocument after recognition 
   retCode = L_OcrDocument_AddPage(ocrDocument, ocrPage); 
   if(retCode != SUCCESS) 
      goto CLEANUP; 
   // Adding the page to a file based document will take a snap shot of the recognition data and store it in the document. At this 
   // point, the page is no longer needed. So destroy it to free up memory not used anymore 
   L_OcrPage_Destroy(ocrPage); 
   // Set the handle to NULL so we do not free it in our clean-up code 
   ocrPage = NULL; 
   // Save the document we have as PDF 
   retCode = L_OcrDocument_Save(ocrDocument, MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(L_TEXT("Ocr1.pdf")), DOCUMENTFORMAT_PDF, NULL, NULL); 
CLEANUP: 
   if(bitmap.Flags.Allocated) 
      L_FreeBitmap(&bitmap); 
   if(ocrPage != NULL) 
      L_OcrPage_Destroy(ocrPage); 
   if(ocrDocument != NULL) 
      L_OcrDocument_Destroy(ocrDocument); 
   if(ocrEngine != NULL) 
      L_OcrEngine_Destroy(ocrEngine); 
   return retCode; 
} 

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