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

How to write a robust code in PowerShell to add text and images to PDF with this step-by-step tutorial

The sample source code below will teach you how to add text and images to PDF in PowerShell. Want to add text and images to PDF in your PowerShell app? ByteScout Cloud API Server is designed for it. ByteScout Cloud API Server is the ready to use Web API Server that can be deployed in less than 30 minutes into your own in-house server or into private cloud server. Can store data on in-house local server based storage or in Amazon AWS S3 bucket. Processing data solely on the server using buil-in ByteScout powered engine, no cloud services are used to process your data!.

The SDK samples given below describe how to quickly make your application do add text and images to PDF in PowerShell with the help of ByteScout Cloud API Server. Simply copy and paste in your PowerShell project or application you and then run your app! Applying PowerShell application mostly includes various stages of the software development so even if the functionality works please test it with your data and the production environment.

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AddTextByFindingTargetCoordinates.ps1

      # 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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run.bat

      @echo off

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

pause