How to use MODI(MS Office Document Interface) in VB6?

I already reference the MODI v12 library and use the following sample code. But when I run the project, it shows me an error at "miDoc.Images(0).OCR" with error message: Object hasn't been initialised and can't be used yet.

Actually I'm doing a simple project that input a tif file and then perform the OCR process and output the tif content to a text.

For example the tif file got "ABCDEFGHIJ" then I want to use the MODI OCR to output the ABCDEFGHIJ from the TIF picture.

Anyone please help me here...

Code:

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Sub TestWords()
 
  Dim miDoc As MODI.Document
  Dim miWord As MODI.Word
  Dim strWordInfo As String
 
  ' Load an existing TIFF file.
  Set miDoc = New MODI.Document
  miDoc.Create "C:\document1.tif"
 
  ' Perform OCR.
  miDoc.Images(0).OCR
 
  ' Retrieve and display word information.
  Set miWord = miDoc.Images(0).Layout.Words(2)
  strWordInfo = _
    "Id: " & miWord.Id & vbCrLf & _
    "Line Id: " & miWord.LineId & vbCrLf & _
    "Region Id: " & miWord.RegionId & vbCrLf & _
    "Font Id: " & miWord.FontId & vbCrLf & _
    "Recognition confidence: " & _
    miWord.RecognitionConfidence & vbCrLf & _
    "Text: " & miWord.Text
  MsgBox strWordInfo, vbInformation + vbOKOnly, _
    "Word Information"
 
  Set miWord = Nothing
  Set miDoc = Nothing

End Sub

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I pasted your code into a one-button form and it worked fine. I would try another TIF file - maybe the one you're using isn't formatted correctly.

Mark

oic. The TIF is converted from BMP using Photoshop CS2. Is it the problem?

Try this tif file, its zipped.

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Originally Posted by RobDog888

Try this tif file, its zipped.

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Thanks. I think the problem is TIF file. I used your TIF is no problem at all.

Anyone knows another OCR dll can be used for recoginised BMP / JPG file? Or any recommends for me about the OCR solution in VB?

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Originally Posted by tanjiunnyann

Thanks. I think the problem is TIF file. I used your TIF is no problem at all.

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No prob :)

Probably just a google search is what I would try

how do you make a tif file that is readable by modi? every tif file i saved give me error at ocr.

The files that I use are simply scanned on a flatbed scanner straight to a TIF file. MODI has had no problems with those.