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How to convert PDF to text from uploaded file for PDF to text API in PowerShell with ByteScout Cloud API Server

How to convert PDF to text from uploaded file in PowerShell with easy ByteScout code samples to make PDF to text API. Step-by-step tutorial

This page displays the code samples for programming in PowerShell. PDF to text API in PowerShell can be applied with ByteScout Cloud API Server. ByteScout Cloud API Server is the ready to deploy Web API Server that can be deployed in less than thirty minutes into your own in-house Windows server (no Internet connnection is required to process data!) 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 built-in ByteScout powered engine, no cloud services are used to process your data!.

Use the code displayed below in your application to save a lot of time on writing and testing code. Open your PowerShell project and simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Want to see how it works with your data then code testing will allow the function to be tested and work properly.

ByteScout Cloud API Server – free trial version is available on our website. Also, there are other code samples to help you with your PowerShell application included into trial version.

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ConvertPdfToTextFromUploadedFile.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 TXT file name $DestinationFile = ".\result.txt" # 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 TXT # Prepare URL for `PDF To Text` API call $query = "https://localhost/pdf/convert/to/text?name={0}&password={1}&pages={2}&url={3}" -f ` $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf), $Password, $Pages, $uploadedFileUrl $query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query) # Execute request $jsonResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri $query if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) { # Get URL of generated TXT file $resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url; # Download TXT file Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile $DestinationFile -Uri $resultFileUrl Write-Host "Generated TXT file saved as `"$($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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@echo off powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\ConvertPdfToTextFromUploadedFile.ps1" echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel% pause

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