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How to PDF make searchable API in PowerShell and ByteScout Cloud API Server

How to write a robust code in PowerShell to PDF make searchable API with this step-by-step tutorial

These sample source codes on this page below are displaying how to PDF make searchable API in PowerShell. 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!. It can be applied to PDF make searchable API using PowerShell.

This prolific sample source code in PowerShell for ByteScout Cloud API Server contains various functions and other necessary options you should do calling the API to PDF make searchable API. Just copy and paste the code into your PowerShell application’s code and follow the instructions. 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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MakeSearchablePdfFromUploadedFile.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 PDF file
$SourceFile = ".\sample.pdf"
# 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 = ""
# OCR language. "eng", "fra", "deu", "spa"  supported currently. Let us know if you need more.
$Language = "eng"
# 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. MAKE UPLOADED PDF FILE SEARCHABLE

            # Prepare URL for `Make Searchable PDF` API call
            $query = "https://localhost/pdf/makesearchable?name={0}&password={1}&pages={2}&lang={3}&url={4}" -f `
                $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf), $Password, $Pages, $Language, $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
}

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run.bat

      @echo off

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

pause