ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Extract PDF text To Stream with PDF Extractor SDK

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How to extract PDF text to stream with PDF extractor SDK in C# with ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

This code in C# shows how to extract PDF text to stream with PDF extractor SDK with this how to tutorial

The sample shows instructions and algorithm of how to extract PDF text to stream with PDF extractor SDK and how to make it run in your C# application. Want to extract PDF text to stream 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.

Want to quickly learn? This fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite for C# plus the guidelines and the code below will help you quickly learn how to extract PDF text to stream with PDF extractor SDK. 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.

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Program.cs

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

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

            // Load sample PDF document
            extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile(@".\sample1.pdf");

            // Get page count
            int pageCount = extractor.GetPageCount();

            for (int i = 0; i < pageCount; i++)
            {
                // Create new stream. You can use MemoryStream or any other System.IO.Stream inheritor.
                FileStream stream = new FileStream(@".\page" + i + ".txt", FileMode.Create);
                
                // Save text from page to the file stream
                extractor.SavePageTextToStream(i, stream);

                // Close stream
                stream.Dispose();
            }

            // Cleanup
            extractor.Dispose();

            // Open first output file in default associated application
            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(@".\page1.txt");
            processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
            Process.Start(processStartInfo);
        }
    }
}