Cloud API – PDF To CSV – C# – Convert PDF To CSV From Uploaded File

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Program.cs
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
namespace ByteScoutWebApiExample
{
    class Program
    {
        // (!) If you are getting '(403) Forbidden' error please ensure you have set the correct API_KEY
         
        // The authentication key (API Key).
        // Get your own by registering at https://secure.bytescout.com/users/sign_up
        const String API_KEY = "***********************************";
         
        // Source PDF file
        const string SourceFile = @".\sample.pdf";
        // Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'.
        const string Pages = "";
        // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
        const string Password = "";
        // Destination CSV file name
        const string DestinationFile = @".\result.csv";
 
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create standard .NET web client instance
            WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
 
            // Set API Key
            webClient.Headers.Add("x-api-key", API_KEY);
 
            // 1. RETRIEVE THE PRESIGNED URL TO UPLOAD THE FILE.
            // * If you already have a direct file URL, skip to the step 3.
             
            // Prepare URL for `Get Presigned URL` API call
            string query = Uri.EscapeUriString(string.Format(
                "https://api.pdf.co/v1/file/upload/get-presigned-url?contenttype=application/octet-stream&name={0}", 
                Path.GetFileName(SourceFile)));
 
            try
            {
                // Execute request
                string response = webClient.DownloadString(query);
 
                // Parse JSON response
                JObject json = JObject.Parse(response);
 
                if (json["error"].ToObject<bool>() == false)
                {
                    // Get URL to use for the file upload
                    string uploadUrl = json["presignedUrl"].ToString();
                    string uploadedFileUrl = json["url"].ToString();
 
                    // 2. UPLOAD THE FILE TO CLOUD.
 
                    webClient.Headers.Add("content-type", "application/octet-stream");
                    webClient.UploadFile(uploadUrl, "PUT", SourceFile); // You can use UploadData() instead if your file is byte[] or Stream
                    webClient.Headers.Remove("content-type");
 
                    // 3. CONVERT UPLOADED PDF FILE TO CSV
 
                    // Prepare URL for `PDF To CSV` API call
                    query = Uri.EscapeUriString(string.Format(
                        "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/convert/to/csv?name={0}&password={1}&pages={2}&url={3}",
                        Path.GetFileName(DestinationFile),
                        Password,
                        Pages,
                        uploadedFileUrl));
 
                    // Execute request
                    response = webClient.DownloadString(query);
 
                    // Parse JSON response
                    json = JObject.Parse(response);
 
                    if (json["error"].ToObject<bool>() == false)
                    {
                        // Get URL of generated CSV file
                        string resultFileUrl = json["url"].ToString();
 
                        // Download CSV file
                        webClient.DownloadFile(resultFileUrl, DestinationFile);
 
                        Console.WriteLine("Generated CSV file saved as \"{0}\" file.", DestinationFile);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(json["message"].ToString());
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(json["message"].ToString());
                }
            }
            catch (WebException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
            }
 
            webClient.Dispose();
 
 
            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key...");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}
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Cloud API – PDF To CSV – C# – Convert PDF To CSV From Uploaded File

Cloud API – PDF To CSV – C# – Convert PDF To CSV From Uploaded File

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