Getting started
From Screen Scraper Studio
What is screen scraping?
To get started, read out the challenges to extract data from other application screens and how we solve them.
What's included?
- ScreenScraper Studio
- This is a visual tool that lets you:
- Interactively screen scrape regions on the screen, windows and controls of 3rd party apps.
- Create scripts to automate screen scraping scenarios.
- Automate basic UI automation tasks, like clicking on text or buttons,links and typing text on editable controls.
- Generate code in the language of your choice to add screen scraping and UI automation capabilities to your app.
- It is entirely built on the top of ScreenScraper SDK. You don’t need programming knowledge to use it but if you are developer it is the quickest way to learn how to use the SDKs with your app.
- ScreenScraper SDK
- It is a collection of software libraries that expose the actual screen scraping methods and offer UI automation support. ScreenScraper SDK can be redistributed with your app. It includes:
- TextCaptureX - exposes screen scraping interfaces.
- UIElement - manipulate windows or controls of 3rd party apps.
- TSelection - allow selection of regions or windows and controls on the screen.
Does it work with all applications?
Well, the quick answer is YES. It is compatible with all modern versions of Windows x32 and x64 and with major technologies to create UI.
It offers 100% accuracy to get text from most apps and UI technologies – Win32, MFC, VB6, Java, WinForms, WPF, Flash, Flex, PDF, FoxPro, Internet Explorer, FireFox, Microsoft Office, Open Office.
It gets 99.5% accuracy to extract text from images. Training for specific fonts available.
Read more about compatibility.
Samples
Download here our samples in C#, VB.Net, VB6, C++, Delphi, Jscript.
Professional Services
If you are unfamiliar with screen scraping and how to use ScreenScraper Studio and or SDK, you can contact sales@deskperience.com and we do have professional services offerings available where we can solve your screen scraping requirements.
