Program.vb
Imports Bytescout.PDFExtractor
Class Program
Friend Shared Sub Main(args As String())
' Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.CSVExtractor instance
Dim csvExtractor As New CSVExtractor()
csvExtractor.RegistrationName = "demo"
csvExtractor.RegistrationKey = "demo"
' Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.TableDetector instance
Dim tableDetector As New TableDetector()
tableDetector.RegistrationName = "demo"
tableDetector.RegistrationKey = "demo"
' We should define what kind of tables we should detect.
' So we set min required number of columns to 3 ...
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfColumns = 3
' ... and we set min required number of rows to 3
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfRows = 3
' Set table detection mode to "bordered tables" - best for tables with closed solid borders.
tableDetector.ColumnDetectionMode = ColumnDetectionMode.BorderedTables
' Load sample PDF document
csvExtractor.LoadDocumentFromFile(".\sample3.pdf")
tableDetector.LoadDocumentFromFile(".\sample3.pdf")
' Get page count
Dim pageCount As Integer = tableDetector.GetPageCount()
' Iterate through pages
For i As Integer = 0 To pageCount - 1
Dim t As Integer = 1
' Find first table and continue if found
If (tableDetector.FindTable(i)) Then
Do
' Set extraction area for CSV extractor to rectangle received from the table detector
csvExtractor.SetExtractionArea(tableDetector.FoundTableLocation)
' Export the table to CSV file
csvExtractor.SavePageCSVToFile(i, "page-" + i.ToString() + "-table-" + t.ToString() + ".csv")
t = t + 1
Loop While tableDetector.FindNextTable()
End If
Next
' Cleanup
csvExtractor.Dispose()
tableDetector.Dispose()
' Open first output file in default associated application (for demo purposes)
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("page-0-table-1.csv")
End Sub
End Class
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