What you need to do is to set up the tesseract-android-tools project as a library project in Eclipse, and tell your project to refer to the library project. So you'll need two projects in Eclipse, whereas for an ordinary app you would have just one.
Step-by-step: Make sure ndk-build completes and says "BUILD SUCCESSFUL." Import the tesseract-android-tools project into Eclipse: File->Import->Existing Projects Into Workspace->Choose tesseract- android-tools->Finish Add tesseract-android-tools as a library project: Right-click tesseract-android-tools project name->Properties->Android- >check "Is Library”. Create your new app as a new project. Configure your project to use the tesseract-android-tools project as a library project: Right click your new project name, do Properties- >Android->Library->Add, and choose tesseract-android-tools. Create an AVD running Android 2.2, and with an SD card. You can now create a TessBaseAPI object in your app: File myDir = getExternalFilesDir(Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED); TessBaseAPI baseApi = new TessBaseAPI(); baseApi.init(myDir, "eng"); // myDir + "/tessdata/eng.traineddata" must be present baseApi.setImage(myImage); String recognizedText = baseApi.getUTF8Text(); // Log or otherwise display this string Let me know what's missing or needs to be changed. I'll post updated instructions to http://rmtheis.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/using-tesseract-tools-for-android-to-create-a-basic-ocr-app/ . On Aug 5, 5:35 am, Mert Alptekin <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok I managed to build the library. so files are created. Could you help me > for creating a simple tesseract project on android? I'll use emulator. How I > can use the library? methods etc.? I wanna make an app that reads a image > file and show the characters that are recognized on phone's screen. Thx > foryuor help.. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Mert Alptekin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Could you tell me the steps for building on vbox running ubuntu? I get thıs > > error after I write ndk-build: > > Compile thumb : lept <= fopencookie.c > > /bin/sh: > > /mnt/share/android-ndk-r6/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/l > > inux-x86/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-gcc: > > not found > > make: *** > > [/mnt/share/tesseract-android-tools-1.00/obj/local/armeabi/objs/lept//mnt/s > > hare/tesseract-android-tools-1.00/jni/com_googlecode_leptonica_android/stdi > > o/fopencookie.o] > > Error 127 > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Robert T <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> I'm not sure, but try the workaround for Android bug #13024 by adding > >> the following lines immediately before the ending </project> tag in > >> your build.xml: > > >> <!-- beginning of modification --> > >> <path id="android.libraries.src"><path refid="project.libraries.src" / > >> ></path> > >> <path id="android.libraries.jars"><path > >> refid="project.libraries.jars" /></path> > >> <!-- end of modification --> > > >> On Aug 4, 3:09 am, Mert Alptekin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I gives no rule to make target for JPEGPATH/Android.mk. I do have the > >> > android makefile in libjpeg path. Maybe there's a problem with the file. > >> I > >> > always get no rule to make target errrors. For set up a shared folder on > >> > vbox I think guest addition sohuld be installed. Is thtere an another > >> way > >> > for that? > > >> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Robert T <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > Try the instructions at > > >> > >http://code.google.com/p/tesseract-android-tools/source/browse/trunk/.<http://code.google.com/p/tesseract-android-tools/source/browse/trunk/> > >> .. > >> > > . > >> > > I don't recall needing to run "make"--but you do need to run "ndk- > >> > > build." > > >> > > It worked for me running on Ubuntu using VirtualBox. I don't think you > >> > > need to install the guest additions, but I found it helpful to set up > >> > > a Shared Folder on VirtualBox. > > >> > > On Aug 4, 12:52 am, Mert Alptekin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > > I'm using cygwin on windows 7. I get the same error in issue 4 which > >> is: > > >> > > > make: *** No rule to make target > >> > > > `//cygdrive/c/android-ndk/tesseract-android-too > > >> ls-1.00/jni/com_googlecode_leptonica_android/stdio/open_memstream.c', > >> > > needed > >> > > > by > > >> `/cygdrive/c/android-ndk/tesseract-android-tools-1.00/obj/local/armeabi/obj > >> > > s/lep > > >> t//cygdrive/c/android-ndk/tesseract-android-tools-1.00/jni/com_googlecode_l > >> > > epton > >> > > > ica_android/stdio/open_memstream.o'. Stop > > >> > > > Do I have to use vbox on ubuntu? is there way to build it on > >> windows? I > >> > > dont > >> > > > know much about vbox on ubuntu 11.04 I couldn't install guest > >> additions, > >> > > the > >> > > > screen shows a weird image. Thx for your help. > > >> > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Robert T < > >> [email protected]> > >> > > wrote: > >> > > > > I think tesseract-android-tools is the best approach. It's easier, > >> > > > > because you only need to code in Java--there's no need to learn > >> the > >> > > > > JNI part. Do you have some specifics on which step of the > >> instructions > >> > > > > in the readme for that project is the problem? > > >> > > > > On Aug 2, 10:57 pm, Mert Alptekin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > > > > Hello, I want to make an Android project which make use of > >> tesseract- > >> > > > > > ocr library. Could someone help me how to do it? Everybody gives > >> the > >> > > > > > same website which i cannot managed to build tesseract > >> forandroid by > >> > > > > > doing the steps in that site ( > >>http://www.itwizard.ro/interfacing-cc- > >> > > > > > libraries-via-jni-example-tesseract-163.html). The problem is i > >> > > cannot > >> > > > > > find an Android.mk file for building tesseract. The ones that I > >> > > founnd > >> > > > > > gives errors because source files are not matched or reports > >> errors > >> > > in > >> > > > > > cpp files of tesseract. Is there an easy way to build tesseract > >> for > >> > > > > > android? And even if I managed to build will I create the java > >> files > >> > > > > > for my project?How can I access the methods in tesseract? I'm > >> new to > >> > > > > > makefilesand stuff. Or can someone send me a makefile? btw I > >> couldnt > >> > > > > > use the tesjeract and tesseract-android-tools either. Please > >> help > >> > > > > > guys. Thx > >> > > > > > Note: I'm building on windows 7 32-bit with cygwin > > >> > > > > -- > >> > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > > > > Groups "tesseract-ocr" group. > >> > > > > To post to this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > > > > [email protected] > >> > > > > For more options, visit this group at > >> > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr?hl=en > > >> > > -- > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > > Groups "tesseract-ocr" group. > >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > > [email protected] > >> > > For more options, visit this group at > >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr?hl=en > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "tesseract-ocr" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tesseract-ocr" group. 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