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Is there any other alternative OCR software OR workaround of TESSERACT.exe which is not allowed by my IT Department for security reason.  So if there is any alternative OCR s/w that is recommended, please let me know. Note from IT Security Team:All software, including freeware, must:• Come from a reputable source/supplier• Be supported by the supplier with vulnerability updates• Be fully licensed for enterprise use and not limited to individual use

I would like to read what i am seeing below :PDF file with text in RED (image) on top of text In the above image under the RED text / numbers is BLACK text /numbers (i do not want the PDF READER to read this but rest in BLACK visible in above is okie) e.g. When i read PDF it reads T64 but i want to read T100 + other text/numbers visible in above image OR I want to read U 22700 mm and NOT U 22000 mm OR I want to read U 22950 mm and NOT U 22200 mm PDF file with text behind the RED (image) text  This is how my PDF READER 

 I am on new task to convert PDF (Image data table) to Excel. Any help/ tips would be appreciated.  

I am facing issue when reading Google Sheets v4 in FME, below error occurred. Help you know how it gets rid of it.DEBUG: urllib3.connectionpool Retrying (Retry(total=9, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'SSLError(SSLCertVerificationError(1, '[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:1006)'))': 

Hello FME Community,When using the Navisworks Reader, I encounter a constant issue when trying to preserve the element GUID as a feature attribute. The GUID attribute is exposed by the reader, but some values return a string of zeros (e.g., 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000) even though those same elements display a valid GUID in Navisworks. This seems to occur for elements originating from certain authoring tools, such as Tekla. The GUID is a 128-bit unique identifier assigned to every element in a Navisworks model. This value serves for element traceability.Is there a workaround for correctly extracting this value?   

Hi,Does anyone else have any trouble accessing Safe webinars these days? They are usually in the middle of the night for me, so I used to watch any relevant ones after a video becomes available. They a good professional development hours.I always used to be able to watch them on demand. However, I haven’t seen a video in 6 months. I seem to be only have the option of attending live. Does anyone know what’s going on? Does Safe not provide on demand videos anymore?I did send a support request a few weeks ago but I have not had a response.Thanks  

HI anyone else else getting a 403 error (ERROR: No permission for specified URL) with the TGIF link.https://community.safe.com/thank-goodness-it-s-fme-91/introducing-tgif-thank-goodness-it-s-fme-40120https://community.safe.com/thank-goodness-it-s-fme-91Yes I am logged in?Cheers,

Is there any chance of getting a search bar added to the forums?  The forums are very useful, but would be even better if we could search on previously written topics

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Greetings everyone, when taking FME Certified Professional exam on Talview, is it allowed to make use of AI assistant on the FME Workbench/FME Form?

I have noticed some folks including “FMEP” after their name on LinkedIn. I assume this is a designation that they passed the FME Certified Professional exam.Is this a generally accepted way of indicating this certification? Does Safe have guidelines about using this abbreviation? 

How many people participating inFME Community BINGO , I like to know country Wise>Start with me :I am from India

Hi All,I hope FME will clean up posts after this…In Australia and tried posting on the 26th, 27th and 28th(today).I struck out on the ‘Are you smarter than ChatGPT’ quiz… the timed aspect was a killer. 

Hi All,Just after the August Calendar Badge in Bingo.“Did you know that each month has a specific date on which posting earns you a special community badge? To complete this square, simply earn the badge for August.” Does anyone know if it is timezone specific?

Hello, I find FME forums very helpful for problem solving and rectification of technical issues. I was wonderingif there is a space less about technical issues and inquiries, and more about tips, tricks, and generally fun/informative FME information folks might want to share.

I’ve been finding lately that having an AI write code for me and just run it is becoming almost trivial, and as an FME user it’s starting to make me feel pretty obsolete. Of course there are still a tonne of caveats and you still need to be careful, but with the recent rollout of Visual Studio’s “Agent” mode to everyone the reality is fast approaching that it may be easier to create a free python based application to do a specific task than to write a workspace. Understanding these AI tools well is hands down just going to make you much more productive. But this can only be true is you can actually use them in your work which in the FME world it’s so far not so easy.For me one of the main benefits of using FME is that I don’t need to spend time writing code, but now that I can have the AI do much of the work I’m really wondering about the future of FME - Especially to juniors - If someone has to spend time learning FME vs asking an AI to create a python app t

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The new Community site looks good, but I cannot find the Documentation site.Can you inform me the URL?

Hi All,I have just posted a technical question and the FME platform showed a text box saying that my question has gone to the moderator to approve?Has this new workaround been recently implemented? or maybe the hyperlinks included in the post need to be checked? Just wanted to confirm :) 

I would be interested in a dark/night mode for the community. This may be something that is already on the roadmap for future development. Perhaps another community poll could help determine how many others would also like a dark mode in the future?

Hi All,With the new FME Community platform, I’m not finding the EDIT button to make changes in my existing questions,Does anyone know how to edit the questions now? 

Submit Case  My Cases I can access it here: Technical Support | FME Support Center (safe.com) But are there plans to include it in the new FME Community Page? (as a link in the banner at the top of the page)