ByteScout Cloud API Server – DOC To PDF API – PowerShell – Convert DOC To PDF From Uploaded File

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ConvertDocToPdfFromUploadedFile.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.

# Source DOC or DOCX file
$SourceFile = ".\sample.docx"
# Destination PDF file name
$DestinationFile = ".\result.pdf"


# 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
$query = "https://localhost/file/upload/get-presigned-url?contenttype=application/octet-stream&name=" + `
    [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($SourceFile)
$query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query)

try {
    # Execute request
    $jsonResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get  -Uri $query
    
    if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
        # Get URL to use for the file upload 
        $uploadUrl = $jsonResponse.presignedUrl
        # Get URL of uploaded file to use with later API calls
        $uploadedFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url

        # 2. UPLOAD THE FILE TO CLOUD.

        $r = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Put -Headers @{ "content-type" = "application/octet-stream" } -InFile $SourceFile -Uri $uploadUrl
        
        if ($r.StatusCode -eq 200) {
            
            # 3. CONVERT UPLOADED DOC (DOCX) FILE TO PDF

            # Prepare URL for `DOC To PDF` API call
            $query = "https://localhost/pdf/convert/from/doc?name=$(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf)&url=$($uploadedFileUrl)"
            $query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query)

            # Execute request
            $jsonResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get  -Uri $query

            if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
                # Get URL of generated PDF file
                $resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url;
                
                # Download PDF file
                Invoke-WebRequest  -OutFile $DestinationFile -Uri $resultFileUrl

                Write-Host "Generated PDF file saved as `"$($DestinationFile)`" file."
            }
            else {
                # Display service reported error
                Write-Host $jsonResponse.message
            }
        }
        else {
            # Display request error status
            Write-Host $r.StatusCode + " " + $r.StatusDescription
        }
    }
    else {
        # Display service reported error
        Write-Host $jsonResponse.message
    }
}
catch {
    # Display request error
    Write-Host $_.Exception
}

    

run.bat

      
@echo off

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

pause
    

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