Extract text from PDF

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Hi All:

I am new here. Now I want to extract “Invoice” from the PDF. As below:

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It doesn’t work. The problem is in the " Assign", Can you help me ?
Thanks in advanced !

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What is that validation error message that shows up in Assign activity?

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What kind of variable are you using in the assign?

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Thanks very much ! I got it. Because the variable “Invoice” is Genericvalue, I have changed it to string, now it works fine. Thanks !:grin:

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Yeah that was what I thought could happen

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Yeah, I have changed it to string, now it works. Thanks ~:grinning:

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Cool :+1:

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Hi Harvey,

just wanted to take a step back here to make sure your general approach is correct. Are you expecting to just deal with invoices all in the same layout? In that case, this is a great and robust approach. But just wanted to warn you that dealing with different invoice format this way quickly leads to a rabbit hole and using a congitive data capture service might be a better option. An example of a UIPath tutorial for that: Data extraction from invoices - Rossum and UiPath | Rossum

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Hi PetrBaudis,

Thank your very much ! It’s a powerful solution, I like it ! Of course, it’s more complex. I think I need time to learn it. By the way, what’s the meaning of rabbit hole? Sorry, I am a new beginner:grin:

Thanks in advance!

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Hi PetrBaudis:

There is a problem:disappointed_relieved:

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Is it about my secret_key? I just set it “123”:open_mouth:

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Hi Harvey, you need to obtain your secret_key by registering at https://api.rossum.ai/sign-in - it’s a pretty straightforward process.

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No worries - “rabbit hole” comes I think from the book Alice in the Wonderland :), basically a detour that never ends, a path you do not want to take.

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Alice in the Wonderland:laughing: I have watched the movie:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Thank you very much !