Using Capture image by URL action

Use the Capture image by url action to extract text from an online image. You can filter the extracted text and assign it to a string variable.

Procedure

Follow these steps to use the Capture image by url action:

  1. In the Actions palette, double-click or drag the Capture image by url action from the OCR package.
  2. In the Image url field, specify the URL.
    Note: A URL of an image on a shared drive or an FTP server is not supported.
  3. Select the Filter the captured text check box to extract a specific substring from the captured text.
    In the After field, enter the text that precedes your target string. In the Before field, enter the text that follows your target string. For example, if the extracted text is Name: ABC Inc. Location:, and you want to retrieve ABC Inc., you must specify Name: in the After field and Location: in the Before field.
  4. Select the Trim the captured text check box to remove leading and trailing spaces from the extracted text.
  5. Select the Load Profile check box and specify the location of the ABBYY profile file.
    Note: ABBYY FineReader 12.5.15.7 is installed along with Automation 360 and does not require any additional setup.
    • Control Room file: Uses a file that is available on the Control Room.
    • Desktop file: Uses a file that is available on a device.
    • Variable: Uses a file variable to specify the file location.
  6. In the Assign value to variable list, select a string variable.
  7. Click Save.