Getting started
From Screen Scraper Studio
What is screen scraping?
To get started, read out the challenges to extract data from and automate other application screens and how we solve them.
What's included?
- ScreenScraper Studio
- It is a development tool that lets you:
- Screen scrape regions on the screen, windows and controls of 3rd party apps.
- Generate and run scripts in javascript to automate screen scraping scenarios.
- Perform UI automation tasks, like clicking on text, buttons, links, typing text, selecting items, checking elements.
- 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 actually the client run-time that expose the screen scraping methods and offer UI automation support. ScreenScraper SDK can be redistributed with your app. It includes:
- TextCaptureX - exposes screen scraping interfaces.
- UIElement - automate windows or controls of 3rd party apps.
- TSelection - interactive selection of screen regions or windows and controls.
Does it scrape and automate all 3rd party apps?
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% screen scraping 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.
User interface elements in different technologies are accessible using a simple and consistent interface.
Read more about compatibility.
Using the SDK with your app
ScreenScraper SDK is the software library that you need to include in your app. Depending of the nature of your app you can access the library methods either as managed interfaces implemented in ScreenScraper.NET assembly or as COM interfaces described in TextCaptureX, UIElement, TSelection objects. ScreenScraper Studio can generate code in the language of your choice for different scenarios and you can start with a template project by downloading our sample below.
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 SDK, you can contact [email protected] and we do have professional services offerings available where we can solve your screen scraping requirements.
