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Reading text on a defined position in a Window

I would like my C# program to "read" the text that is printed on a
particular window (from another application).
I know the exact position of the text on the window, and the proportional
font that will be used.
First idea: use OCR. Can you recommend a freely available OCR dll?
Another question: are there alternatives? Like, "intercepting" the system
call (if any exists) that displays the text? The other application is in
dotnet 2.0, and (of course) no sources are available.
Please be patient with this beginner's question, I am trying to learn.

AS
Feb 27 '07 #1
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