ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – VB.NET – 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 VB.NET using ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

This code in VB.NET shows how to convert pdf to csv (merge multiline text to table cell) with pdf extractor sdk with this how to tutorial

Quickly learn how to convert pdf to csv (merge multiline text to table cell) with pdf extractor sdk in VB.NET with this sample source code. ByteScout Data Extraction Suite: the set that includes 3 SDK products for data extraction from PDF, scans, images and from spreadsheets: PDF Extractor SDK, Data Extraction SDK, Barcode Reader SDK. It can convert pdf to csv (merge multiline text to table cell) with pdf extractor sdk in VB.NET.

The following code snippet for ByteScout Data Extraction Suite works best when you need to quickly convert pdf to csv (merge multiline text to table cell) with pdf extractor sdk in your VB.NET application. This VB.NET sample code is all you need for your app. Just copy and paste the code, add references (if needs to) and you are all set! 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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Module1.vb

      Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports Bytescout.PDFExtractor
Imports System.Diagnostics

Namespace ConsoleApplication1

    Class Program

        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

            ' Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.CSVExtractor instance
            Dim extractor As 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 to file
            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 file in default associated application (for demo purposes)
            Process.Start("output.csv")

        End Sub
        
    End Class
End Namespace