Using the SimpleOCR ActiveX Control (VB)

This is an example of how to perform OCR on a multi-page image file using SimpleOCR X and VB.

Sub DoOCR (filename as String) 
Basic function to perform OCR on a multi-page TIFF image file.
Dim objOCR as SimpleOCR 'SimpleOCR object 
Dim ret, img, imgSet, i as Long 'Function return value, single image pointer, multiple image pointer, page counter 
Dim strOCRResult as String 'String variable to hold OCR result 

Set objOCR = New SimpleOCR 

ret = objOCR.OCRSetOutputHandlerX(AddressOf myOutputHandler) 
if isnull(ret) then
'Error occurred
end if 

imgSet = objOCR.LoadMultipleImgX(filename) 
if isnull(imgSet) then
'Error occurred
end if 

objOCR.SetLanguageX(ENGLISH,".") 'Set language to English 
objOCR.SetOutputModeX(OM_TEXT) 'Set output mode to Text 

For i = 1 to objOCR.GetNBImagesX(imgSet)
img = objOCR.GetImage(imgSet,i) 'Get the current page 
ret = objOCR.OCRX(img,0) 'Perform OCR on page 
if ret > 0 then 
'Error occurred 
end if
Next 

MsgBox strOCRResult 

objOCR.FreeMultipleImgX img
End Sub 

Sub myoutputhandler(ByVal infotype As Integer, ByVal param As Integer) 
'This simple output handler sets the strOCRResult string to the OCR result.
'Return Value 
'None 

'Parameters 
'infotype - Contant indicating type of information contained in param. 
'param - data from OCR engine. See SetOCROutputHandler declaration for details. 

'Comments 
'Output handler must be declared in BAS modules and not form code 
'since the AddressOf method requires it for passing as a pointer 

On Error Resume Next 'required to avoid propagating DLL errors to VB 

Select Case infotype
Case OT_TEXT 
strOCRResult = strOCRResult + CStr(Chr(param)) 
Case OT_ENDL 
strOCRResult = strOCRResult + "\\n"
End Select
End Sub