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How to convert PDF to JSON from uploaded file for PDF to JSON API in VB.NET and ByteScout Cloud API Server

Step By Step Instructions on how to convert PDF to JSON from uploaded file for PDF to JSON API in VB.NET

This page displays the step-by-step instructions and algorithm of how to convert PDF to JSON from uploaded file and how to apply it in your application. ByteScout Cloud API Server was designed to assist PDF to JSON API in VB.NET. ByteScout Cloud API Server is API server that is ready to use and can be installed and deployed in less than 30 minutes on your own Windows server or server in a cloud. It can save data and files on your local server-based file storage or in Amazon AWS S3 storage. Data is processed solely on the API server and is powered by ByteScout engine, no cloud services or Internet connection is required for data processing..

VB.NET code snippet like this for ByteScout Cloud API Server works best when you need to quickly implement PDF to JSON API in your VB.NET application. Open your VB.NET project and simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Use of ByteScout Cloud API Server in VB.NET is also described in the documentation given along with the product.

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Module1.vb
      
Imports System.IO Imports System.Net Imports Newtonsoft.Json.Linq ' 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. Module Module1 ' Source PDF file const SourceFile as String = ".\sample.pdf" ' Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'. const Pages as String = "" ' PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents. const Password As String = "" ' Destination JSON file name const DestinationFile as String = ".\result.json" Sub Main() ' Create standard .NET web client instance Dim webClient As WebClient = New WebClient() ' 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 Dim query As string = Uri.EscapeUriString(string.Format( "https://localhost/file/upload/get-presigned-url?contenttype=application/octet-stream&name={0}", Path.GetFileName(SourceFile))) Try ' Execute request Dim response As string = webClient.DownloadString(query) ' Parse JSON response Dim json As JObject = JObject.Parse(response) If json("error").ToObject(Of Boolean) = False Then ' Get URL to use for the file upload Dim uploadUrl As string = json("presignedUrl").ToString() ' Get URL of uploaded file to use with later API calls Dim uploadedFileUrl As string = json("url").ToString() ' 2. UPLOAD THE FILE TO CLOUD. webClient.Headers.Add("content-type", "application/octet-stream") webClient.UploadFile(uploadUrl, "PUT", SourceFile) ' You can use UploadData() instead if your file is byte array or Stream ' 3. CONVERT UPLOADED PDF FILE TO JSON ' Prepare URL for `PDF To JSON` API call query = Uri.EscapeUriString(String.Format( "https://localhost/pdf/convert/to/json?name={0}&password={1}&pages={2}&url={3}", Path.GetFileName(DestinationFile), Password, Pages, uploadedFileUrl)) ' Execute request response = webClient.DownloadString(query) ' Parse JSON response json = JObject.Parse(response) If json("error").ToObject(Of Boolean) = False Then ' Get URL of generated JSON file Dim resultFileUrl As string = json("url").ToString() ' Download JSON file webClient.DownloadFile(resultFileUrl, DestinationFile) Console.WriteLine("Generated JSON file saved as ""{0}"" file.", DestinationFile) Else Console.WriteLine(json("message").ToString()) End If End If Catch ex As WebException Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()) End Try webClient.Dispose() Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine("Press any key...") Console.ReadKey() End Sub End Module

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packages.config
      
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <packages> <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="10.0.3" targetFramework="net40" /> </packages>

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