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WindowsOCR.New
Creates a new OCR engine.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| WindowsOCR | 13.1 | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on Windows | ❌ No |
MBS( "WindowsOCR.New" { ; LanguageTag } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| LanguageTag | The language specification. Can be language tag, display name or localized name of the language. If empty, we use the current user’s language as returned by WindowsOCR.CurrentInputMethodLanguageTag function. |
"de-DE" | Optional |
Result
Returns reference number or error.
Description
Creates a new OCR engine.If LanguageTag is empty, we try to use current language from the current user on Windows.
If the language can be resolved to any of the OCR languages available on the device, we return a reference number for the OCR engine.
Please use WindowsOCR.Release later to free the object.
See also
- WindowsOCR.CurrentInputMethodLanguageTag
- WindowsOCR.List
- WindowsOCR.Recognize
- WindowsOCR.Release
- WindowsOCR.Text
Example Databases
Blog Entries
- MBS Plugin Advent calendar: 5 - WindowsOCR
- New in MBS FileMaker Plugin 13.1
- OCR on Windows in FileMaker
FileMaker Magazin
This function checks for a license.
Created 22nd January 2023, last changed 31st October 2023
