The current release for all versions is 2019.2 (version 2.2.0)

Next release will be 2019.3 (version 2.3.x) (scheduled to be released mid Q4 2019)

*) Lower resolutions are supported but results might not be as accurate as possible. Higher resolutions are also supported, but it will result in larger files which results in slower recognition.

From the download link, you received, download and save the conPDS.jar file in any folder or your choice. Create new or modify config.properties file in same folder as the conPDS.jar file and insert the api_key and license_key provided to you via email.

Example config.properties file:
api_key=cc62f4b0-ccf1-44ac-b965-24b9cfcf7bfb
license_key=240bac2-58fb-4178-b21d-a4df3edab338

The conPDS.jar is a java console application and accessed from the command line. On the first launch, application checks if the API and license keys are valid and activated. If not it contacts the ConPDS Licensing Server to get an activation key. Activation keys are then stored locally in a subfolder called \conpds. On the first launch, the application creates two subfolders: \incoming and \completed You have four options to process photos:

1. Store photos inside the folder \incoming and call command line: java –jar conPDS.jar
2. Call command line: java –jar conPDS.jar {path_to_photo}\{file_name}
3. Call command line: java –jar conPDS.jar -listen 9999
4. Call command line: java –jar conPDS.jar -monitor

Option 1 …
processes all photos in \incoming and moves them to \completed folder.

Option 2 …
processes a single specified photo only.

Option 3 …
launches app in listen mode ready for socket connection. This mode is used if you don’t want to save images onto disk and then process but instead just load the binary stream of the image directly into OCR engine and it will be processed just like it was a file. Port number (9999) can be any port of your choice. Please download code snippet for how to use socket connection.

Option 4 …
launches app in monitoring mode. This mode will automatically process all image saved inside \incoming folder and move them to \completed folder.

NOTE: Option 3 and 4 can be combined. In all situations, a new folder called \logs is created and will contain a log file with processing results. Log files are named with the current date. You need to write your code and logic to read output whether it is to log file or console. In both situations, a new folder called \logs is created and contains a log file with processing results. Log files are named with the current date. You need to write your code and logic to read output whether it is to log file or console. Results are returned as JSON response and will be saved into logfile or printed in the console.

Calling java –jar ConPDS.jar –help prints below output:

Usage: java -jar conPDS.jar [-options] [path_to_image]
-version    prints application compatible OS and version and exit
-id          prints application ID and exit
-listen      launch app in listen mode on specified port number
-monitor     launch app in monitor mode
-nomove      leaves photo/-s in original place instead of moving into /completed folder
-nolog       don’tgenerate logfile

Download sample code for using socket connection (download here)