ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Convert PDF To CSV (Merge multiline text to table cell) with PDF Extractor SDK

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How to convert PDF to CSV (merge multiline text to table cell) with PDF extractor SDK in C# and ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

Continuous learning is a crucial part of computer science and this tutorial shows how to convert PDF to CSV (merge multiline text to table cell) with PDF extractor SDK in C#

Sample source code below will display you how to manage a complex task like convert PDF to CSV (merge multiline text to table cell) with PDF extractor SDK in C#. Want to convert PDF to CSV (merge multiline text to table cell) with PDF extractor SDK in your C# app? ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is designed for it. ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is the bundle that includes three SDK tools for data extraction from PDF, scans, images and from spreadsheets: PDF Extractor SDK, Data Extraction SDK, Barcode Reader SDK.

These C# code samples for C# guide developers to speed up coding of the application when using ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. Simply copy and paste in your C# project or application you and then run your app! Check C# sample code samples to see if they respond to your needs and requirements for the project.

Trial version of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is available for free. Source code samples are included to help you with your C# app.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDFExtractor;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.CSVExtractor instance
            CSVExtractor extractor = new CSVExtractor();
            extractor.RegistrationName = "demo";
            extractor.RegistrationKey = "demo";

            // Load sample PDF document
            extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile("sample3_multiline.pdf");

            // you can change CSV separator symbol (if needed) from "," symbol to another if needed for non-US locales
            //extractor.CSVSeparatorSymbol = ",";

            // For multiline cell join extracted cell text into single line
            extractor.LineGroupingMode = LineGroupingMode.GroupByRows;
            extractor.Unwrap = true;

            // Save extracted CSV data
            extractor.SaveCSVToFile("output.csv");

            // Cleanup
            extractor.Dispose();

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Data has been extracted to 'output.csv' file.");
            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue and open CSV in default CSV viewer (or Excel)...");
            Console.ReadKey();

            // Open result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("output.csv");
            processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
            Process.Start(processStartInfo);
        }
    }
}