ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Convert Protected PDF Document to XLS with PDF Extractor SDK

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ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Convert Protected PDF Document to XLS with PDF Extractor SDK

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How to convert protected PDF document to XLS with PDF extractor SDK in C# and ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

Learning is essential in computer world and the tutorial below will demonstrate how to convert protected PDF document to XLS with PDF extractor SDK in C#

The coding instructions are formulated to help you to try-out the features without the requirement to write your own code. 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 and you can use it to convert protected PDF document to XLS with PDF extractor SDK with C#.

These C# code samples for C# guide developers to speed up coding of the application when using ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. Just copy and paste the code into your C# application’s code and follow the instructions. Want to see how it works with your data then code testing will allow the function to be tested and work properly.

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Program.cs

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

namespace PDF2XLS
{
    //
    // This example demonstrates how to provide password for protected PDF files.
    //
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.XLSExtractor instance
            XLSExtractor extractor = new XLSExtractor();
            extractor.RegistrationName = "demo";
            extractor.RegistrationKey = "demo";

            File.Delete("output.xls");

            // Document Password Can be set in two ways
            // 1. Using Property
            // 2. Using Events

            // 1. Handle document password using Property
            // extractor.Password = "password"

            // 2. Handle document password using Event
            extractor.PasswordRequired += new System.EventHandler(extractor_PasswordRequired);

            // Load sample PDF document
            extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile(@".\encrypted (password is 'password').pdf");

            // Set the output format to XLS
            extractor.OutputFormat = SpreadseetOutputFormat.XLS;
            
            // Save the spreadsheet to file
            extractor.SaveToXLSFile("output.xls");

            // Cleanup
            extractor.Dispose();

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

        static void extractor_PasswordRequired(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            // Ask user for password and put it to `Password` property.
            ((XLSExtractor) sender).Password = "password";
        }
    }
}