Screen Scraping is a method of extracting data from documents, websites, and PDFs. It is a very powerful method for extracting text. We can extract text using the Screen Scraper wizard. The Screen Scraper wizard has three scraping methods:
- Full Text
- Native
- OCR
We shall elaborate on each of these methods one by one. One should have a clear understanding of these methods in order to know when to use which method. There will be situations when we have to choose the best method for our needs:
- Full text: The Full text activity is used to extract information from various types of documents and websites. It has a 100% accuracy rate. It is the fastest method among all three methods. It even works in the background. It is also capable of extracting hidden text. However, it is not suitable for Citrix environments.
- Native: This is similar to the Full text method but has...