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How to convert PDF to HTML from uploaded file for PDF to HTML API in PowerShell using ByteScout Cloud API Server

How to convert PDF to HTML from uploaded file for PDF to HTML API in PowerShell: Step By Step Instructions

On this page, you will find sample source codes which show you how to handle a complex task, such as, PDF to HTML API in PowerShell. PDF to HTML API in PowerShell can be applied with ByteScout Cloud API Server. 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!.

If you want to speed up the application’s code writing then PowerShell code samples for PowerShell developers help to implement using ByteScout Cloud API Server. This sample code in PowerShell is all you need. Just copy-paste it to the code editor, then add a reference to ByteScout Cloud API Server and you are ready to try it! You can use these PowerShell sample examples in one or many applications.

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ConvertPdfToHtmlFromUploadedFile.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 = ""
# Destination HTML file name
$DestinationFile = ".\result.html"
# Set to $true to get simplified HTML without CSS. Default is the rich HTML keeping the document design.
$PlainHtml = $false
# Set to $true if your document has the column layout like a newspaper.
$ColumnLayout = $false


# 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 PDF FILE TO HTML.

            # Prepare URL for `PDF To HTML` API call
            $query = "https://localhost/pdf/convert/to/html?name={0}&password={1}&pages={2}&simple={3}&columns={4}&url={5}" -f `
                $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf), $Password, $Pages, $PlainHtml, $ColumnLayout, $uploadedFileUrl
            $query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query)

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

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

                Write-Host "Generated HTML 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 "& .\ConvertPdfToHtmlFromUploadedFile.ps1"
echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel%

pause