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How to add text and images to PDF in PowerShell with ByteScout Cloud API Server

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AddTextByFindingTargetCoordinates.ps1

      
# Please NOTE: In this sample we're assuming Cloud Api Server is hosted at "https://localhost". # If it's not then please replace this with with your hosting url. # Direct URL of source PDF file. $SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/sample.pdf" # Search string. $SearchString = 'Notes' # Please NOTE: In this sample we're assuming Cloud Api Server is hosted at "https://localhost". # If it's not then please replace this with with your hosting url. # Prepare URL for PDF text search API call. $queryFindText = "https://localhost/pdf/find?url=$($SourceFileURL)&searchString=$($SearchString)" $queryFindText = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($queryFindText) try { # Execute request $jsonResponseFindText = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri $queryFindText if ($jsonResponseFindText.error -eq $false) { # Display search information $itemFindText = $jsonResponseFindText.body[0]; Write-Host "Found text at coordinates $($itemFindText.left), $($itemFindText.top)" #Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'. $Pages = "" # PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents. $Password = "" # Destination PDF file name $DestinationFile = "./result.pdf" # Text annotation params $Type = "annotation"; $X = $itemFindText.left; $Y = $itemFindText.top + 25; $Text = "Some notes will go here... Some notes will go here.... Some notes will go here....."; $FontName = "Times New Roman"; $FontSize = 12; $Color = "FF0000"; $resultFileName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($DestinationFile) # * Add Text * # Prepare request to `PDF Edit` API endpoint $query = "https://localhost/pdf/edit/add?name=$($resultFileName)&password=$($Password)&pages=$($Pages)&url=$($SourceFileUrl)&type=$($Type)&x=$($X)&y=$($Y)&text=$($Text)&fontname=$($FontName)&size=$($FontSize)&color=$($Color)"; $query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query) try { # Execute request $jsonResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri $query if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) { # Get URL of generated barcode image file $resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url # Download output file Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $resultFileUrl -OutFile $DestinationFile Write-Host "Generated PDF saved to '$($DestinationFile)' file." } else { # Display service reported error Write-Host $jsonResponse.message } } catch { # Display request error Write-Host $_.Exception } } else { # Display service reported error Write-Host $jsonResponse.message } } catch { # Display request error Write-Host $_.Exception }

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@echo off powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\AddTextByFindingTargetCoordinates.ps1" echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel% pause

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