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Hi dear Acrobat-API freaks,
from C# you can call OCR like that: acroAppC.MenuItemExecute("Cpt:CapturePages");
But this only pops up the Dialog. There is no way to automate it further.
I am about to make an Acrobat PlugIn "Bangert-OCR" in C++ (SDK-Samples) which I
call from C#: acroAppC.MenuItemExecute("ADBE:Bangert-OCR");
For the PlugIn that call works.
But I cannot find the C/C++ OCR-API only this one. But there I cannot find any C/C++
OCR functionality.
What I can find is the PaperCapture PlugIn with its different dll-s OCRLibraryInf.dll etc.
below D:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\plug_ins\PaperCapture
In those dll-s I found the exported functions as there are:
Perhaps the do_ocr function could do the job . Where is the documentation for the use of
those functions in C++ 
?
Best regards
Axel Arnold Bangert - Herzogenrath 2011
Dear Mr. Ironsenth,
you want to indicate me, that there is a way to pass the necessary
parameters for cmdName=ASAtomFromString("Cpt:CapturePages");
by passing the parameters like shown in the SDK help?
An only general example for the ConfigureCommandParameters is
shown here.
But here is written:
"...An AVCommand object's parameter set is specific to each command..."
And I cant find anywhere the specific parameter set properties for the
command Cpt:CapturePages.
There are tree categories of parameters:
1 input : required
2.configuration : optional
3. AVCommand : optional
Naturally I would have to pass these parameters listed below, but where
can I find the exact properties of the input parameters, which are required
and the exact configuration parameters properties ( data type? pointer?
etc.)?
input para -> pages : actual page
config para -> ocr language : german
config para -> pdf outputstyle : searchable image
config para -> image calculate new : 150m dpi
This should be documented in the "Acrobat and PDF Library
API Overview" like this is done by Adobe for many commands
-for example -> GeneralInfo
kDocInfoCmdKeyTitle : ASText
kDocInfoCmdKeySubject : ASText
kDocInfoCmdKeyAuthor : ASText
kDocInfoCmdKeyKeywords : ASText
kDocInfoCmdKeyBinding : ASText
kDocCmdKeyLeaveAsIs : ASCab
But there is not any entry for CapturePages . Why is it left out?
Best regards
Axel Arnold Bangert - Herzogenrath 2011
P.S.:
This code (for the "GeneralInfo" command) is working without any error,
but it does not indicate the programmatically changed docTitleValue nor
the docSubjectValue. It pops up with the unchanged original values:
#ifndef MAC_PLATFORM
#include "PIHeaders.h"
#endif
const char* MyPluginExtensionName = "ADBE:Bangert-OCR";
ACCB1 ASBool ACCB2 PluginMenuItem(char* MyMenuItemTitle, char* MyMenuItemName,
bool bUnderAcrobatSDKSubMenu);
ACCB1 ASBool ACCB2 MyPluginSetmenu()
{
return PluginMenuItem("Bangert-OCR", "ADBE:Bangert-OCR", true);
}
ACCB1 void ACCB2 MyPluginCommand(void *clientData)
{
PDDoc pddoc;
AVDoc avDoc = AVAppGetActiveDoc();
PDDoc pdDoc = AVDocGetPDDoc (avDoc);
ASAtom cmdName;
AVCommand cmd;
cmdName = ASAtomFromString ("GeneralInfo");
cmd = AVCommandNew (cmdName);
ASCab inputs = ASCabNew();
ASCabPutPointer (inputs, kAVCommandKeyPDDoc, PDDoc, pdDoc, NULL);
if (kAVCommandReady == AVCommandSetInputs (cmd, inputs))
{
AVAlertNote("Input erfolgreich");
}
ASCabDestroy (inputs);
ASCab config = ASCabNew();
// kAVCommandUIErrorsOnly); kAVCommandUISilent);
ASCabPutInt (config, "UIPolicy", kAVCommandUIInteractive);
if (kAVCommandReady == AVCommandSetConfig (cmd, config))
{
AVAlertNote("Config erfolgreich");
}
ASCabDestroy (config);
const char *docTitleValue = "Titel";
const char *docSubjectValue = "Betreff";
const char *docAuthorValue = "Autor";
const char *docKeywordsValue = "Stichwoerter";
const char *docBindingValue = "Bindung";
ASCab params = ASCabNew();
ASText text = ASTextNew();
ASTextSetEncoded(text, docTitleValue,(ASHostEncoding)PDGetHostEncoding());
ASCabPutText (params, docTitleValue, text);
text = ASTextNew();
ASTextSetEncoded(text, docSubjectValue,(ASHostEncoding)PDGetHostEncoding());
ASCabPutText(params, docSubjectValue, text);
ASCab newLeaveAsIs = ASCabNew();
ASCabPutBool(newLeaveAsIs, false, false );
ASCabPutCab(params, false, newLeaveAsIs);
if (kAVCommandReady == AVCommandSetParams(cmd, params))
{
AVAlertNote("Params erfolgreich");
}
ASCabDestroy (params);
AVCommandStatus status = AVCommandExecute (cmd);
return;
}
ACCB1 ASBool ACCB2 MyPluginIsEnabled(void *clientData)
{
return true;
}
Dear Mr. Ironsenth,
thank you - it works without any parameter. This is the working code I am using. I can call
the plugin now from C# with the acroAppC.MenuItemExecute("ADBE:Bangert-OCR");
But I cant find the documentation in the sdk. Could you please insert here the exact link
to the corresponding "PaperCapture" sdk documentation.
Axel Arnold Bangert - Herzogenrath 2011
Hi
i'm working On This API but i have problem
the acrobat ask me every time i try to open pdf to set the Setting of the OCR
can any one help me to do ocr without open this dialog
i'm using c++
Hi SDK-man,
at the moment I do it with a SendKey but that is naturally not a good coding,
for it only works in max. 90%:
...
acroAppC.Show();
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("{ENTER}");
acroAppC.MenuItemExecute("ADBE:Bangert-OCR");
...
Therefore I search for the parameters. 'Chief Ironside' 
said we could find it in a header - so we'll search it there.
Best regards
Axel Arnold Bangert - Herzogenrath 2011
thanks my friend AxelArnoldBangert
but i need more help from you i'm Java Developer And
i don have any knlowage about c++
so i can't under stand how i can't use your nice code !!
so plz help me to know how i can find the System.Windows pack
and how i can use it because the VS Can't See it
and many thanx to you 
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