This function executes OCR on the image data specified by an image file
[C++Builder] BOOL
IKOCRImageFile(LPCTSTR ImageFile, LPCTSTR language, LPCTSTR
OcrTextFile);
[Delphi] function
IKOCRImageFile(ImageFile, language, OcrTextFile: LPCTSTR):
LongBool; cdecl;
Parameters
| Name | Explanation |
|---|---|
| ImageFile | The file name of the image to be converted to text |
| language | The language used for text recognition during OCR. The setting value is a BCP-47 language tag (e.g., 'ja', 'en', 'zh', etc.). |
| OcrTextFile | The text file into which the converted text data will be saved |
Return Value
Returns True (nonzero) if successful. Returns False (0) if unsuccessful.
Explanation
The IKOCRImageHandle function executes OCR on the image data specified by an image file set in the ImageFile parameter.
When OCR is executed using IK10OCR.dll or
IK10OCR64.dll, the OcrTextFile will be in UTF-8 format.
When OCR is executed using IK10OCRA.dll or IK10OCR64A.dll, the
OcrTextFile will be in ANSI format.
Code Example
(1) C++Builder
BOOL hr = IKOCRImageFile("Image.jpg", _T("ja"),
_T("OCRtextfile.txt"));
(2) Delphi
var
hr: LongBool;
begin
hr :=
IKOCRImageFile('Image.jpg', 'ja', 'OCRtextfile.txt');
end;