AddPage(Stream,OcrProgressCallback) Method

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IOcrPage AddPage( 
   Stream stream,
   OcrProgressCallback callback
)

'Declaration
 
Overloads Function AddPage( _
   ByVal stream As Stream, _
   ByVal callback As OcrProgressCallback _
) As IOcrPage

'Usage
 
Dim instance As IOcrPageCollection
Dim stream As Stream
Dim callback As OcrProgressCallback
Dim value As IOcrPage
 
value = instance.AddPage(stream, callback)

IOcrPage AddPage( 
   Stream stream,
   OcrProgressCallback callback
)

function Leadtools.Forms.Ocr.IOcrPageCollection.AddPage(Stream,OcrProgressCallback)( 
   stream ,
   callback 
)

IOcrPage^ AddPage( 
   Stream^ stream,
   OcrProgressCallback^ callback
)

Parameters

stream: A .NET stream containing the image.
callback: Optional callback to show operation progress.

Return Value

The IOcrPage object that define the newly added page.

This method will load the first page from a raster image stored inside a .NET stream and adds it to the OCR document.

To add all or specific range of the pages of a multi-page image file stored in a .NET stream to the OCR document, use the AddPages(Stream stream, int imageFirstPageNumber, int imageLastPageNumber, OcrProgressCallback callback) method.

This method will add the page to the end of the collection if you already have pages in this IOcrPageCollection.

If you passed a Leadtools.Codecs.RasterCodecs object to the IOcrEngine.Startup, then this method will use the same Leadtools.Codecs.RasterCodecs object to load the raster image file. If you did not pass a Leadtools.Codecs.RasterCodecs object, the engine will create an instance the first time one of the add or export page methods is called.

The image file in stream can be any of the file formats supported by LEADTOOLS. For more information, refer to Summary of All Supported Image File Formats.

You can use the OcrProgressCallback to show the operation progress or to abort it. For more information and an example, refer to OcrProgressCallback.

The LEADTOOLS OCR engine supports pages of dots per inch (DPI) values of 150 and greater. If you try to add a page with a DPI of less than 150 then the engine might be able to recognize any data from this page.

Note, the LEADTOOLS Plus OCR engine does not support image size greater than A3 paper size (11.7 by 16.5 inches at 300 dpi). Attempting to add an image that has a size greater than A3 will result in an error. For document of size greater than the maximum allowed, you must first resize the image before adding it to the LEADTOOLS Plus OCR engine. The Professional and Advantage engines do not have a restriction on the image size.

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Public Sub AddPageFromStreamExample()
      Dim tifFileName As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Ocr1.tif")
      Dim pdfFileName As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Ocr1.pdf")
      ' Load the TIF image into a memory stream
      Dim ms As New MemoryStream()

      Using fs As FileStream = File.OpenRead(tifFileName)
         Dim bufferSize As Integer = 1024 * 4
         Dim buffer(bufferSize - 1) As Byte
         Dim bytes As Integer = 0
         Do
            bytes = fs.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize)
            If (bytes > 0) Then
               ms.Write(buffer, 0, bytes)
            End If
         Loop While (bytes > 0)
      End Using

      ' Reset the stream position
      ms.Position = 0

      ' Create an instance of the engine
      Using ocrEngine As IOcrEngine = OcrEngineManager.CreateEngine(OcrEngineType.Plus, False)
         ' Start the engine using default parameters
         ocrEngine.Startup(Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)

         ' Create an OCR document
         Using ocrDocument As IOcrDocument = ocrEngine.DocumentManager.CreateDocument()
            ' Add the image
            ocrDocument.Pages.AddPage(ms, Nothing)

            ' We do not need the stream anymore
            ms.Dispose()

            ' Recognize
            ocrDocument.Pages.Recognize(Nothing)

            ' Save
            ocrDocument.Save(pdfFileName, DocumentFormat.Pdf, Nothing)
         End Using

         ' Shutdown the engine
         ' Note: calling Dispose will also automatically shutdown the engine if it has been started
         ocrEngine.Shutdown()
      End Using
   End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class

public void AddPageFromStreamExample()
   {
      string tifFileName = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Ocr1.tif");
      string pdfFileName = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Ocr1.pdf");
      // Load the TIF image into a memory stream
      MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();

      using(FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(tifFileName))
      {
         const int bufferSize = 1024 * 4;
         byte[] buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
         int bytes = 0;
         do
         {
            bytes = fs.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
            if(bytes > 0)
               ms.Write(buffer, 0, bytes);
         }
         while(bytes > 0);
      }

      // Reset the stream position
      ms.Position = 0;

      // Create an instance of the engine
      using(IOcrEngine ocrEngine = OcrEngineManager.CreateEngine(OcrEngineType.Plus, false))
      {
         // Start the engine using default parameters
         ocrEngine.Startup(null, null, null, null);

         // Create an OCR document
         using(IOcrDocument ocrDocument = ocrEngine.DocumentManager.CreateDocument())
         {
            // Add the image
            ocrDocument.Pages.AddPage(ms, null);

            // We do not need the stream anymore
            ms.Dispose();

            // Recognize
            ocrDocument.Pages.Recognize(null);

            // Save
            ocrDocument.Save(pdfFileName, DocumentFormat.Pdf, null);
         }

         // Shutdown the engine
         // Note: calling Dispose will also automatically shutdown the engine if it has been started
         ocrEngine.Shutdown();
      }
   }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

IOcrPageCollection Interface
IOcrPageCollection Members
Overload List
OcrEngineManager Class
OcrEngineType Enumeration
IOcrPage Interface
Programming with the LEADTOOLS .NET OCR
Summary of All Supported Image File Formats