ByteScout PDF To HTML SDK – VB6 – Convert PDF To HTML (Complex Layout)

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How to convert PDF to HTML (complex layout) in VB6 and ByteScout PDF To HTML SDK

Write code in VB6 to convert PDF to HTML (complex layout) with this step-by-step tutorial

Source code documentation samples provide quick and easy way to add a required functionality into your application. ByteScout PDF To HTML SDK is the SDK for PDF to HTML conversin. Generates static HTML output from source PDF and re-creates all visual layout, text positions, vector and raster drawings, images, and form elements. Generated HTML requires can be viewed in any Internet browser with no other software or plugins required. It can be used to convert PDF to HTML (complex layout) using VB6.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout PDF To HTML SDK for VB6 plus the instruction and the code below will help you quickly learn how to convert PDF to HTML (complex layout). In your VB6 project or application you may simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! This basic programming language sample code for VB6 will do the whole work for you to convert PDF to HTML (complex layout).

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Form1.frm

      VERSION 5.00
Begin VB.Form Form1 
   Caption         =   "PDFtoHTMLWithLayout"
   ClientHeight    =   1380
   ClientLeft      =   120
   ClientTop       =   465
   ClientWidth     =   5595
   LinkTopic       =   "Form1"
   ScaleHeight     =   1380
   ScaleWidth      =   5595
   StartUpPosition =   3  'Windows Default
   Begin VB.CommandButton cmd_PdftoHTML_2ndPage 
      Caption         =   "PDF to HTML (2nd page)"
      CausesValidation=   0   'False
      Height          =   855
      Left            =   2880
      TabIndex        =   1
      Top             =   240
      Width           =   2055
   End
   Begin VB.CommandButton cmd_PDFtoHTMLSimpleLayout 
      Caption         =   "PDF to HTML"
      CausesValidation=   0   'False
      Height          =   855
      Left            =   480
      TabIndex        =   0
      Top             =   240
      Width           =   2055
   End
End
Attribute VB_Name = "Form1"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False

Private Sub cmd_PDFtoHTMLSimpleLayout_Click()

    ' Hanlde Error
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler:
        
        ' Create Bytescout.PDF2HTML.HTMLExtractor object
        Set extractor = CreateObject("Bytescout.PDF2HTML.HTMLExtractor")
        extractor.RegistrationName = "demo"
        extractor.RegistrationKey = "demo"

        ' Set HTML with CSS extraction mode
        extractor.ExtractionMode = 1

        ' Load sample PDF document
        extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile ("sample2.pdf")

        ' Save extracted HTML to file
        extractor.SaveHtmlToFile_2 "output.html"
        
        MsgBox "PDF file successfully saved as 'output.html'.", vbInformation, "Success"

        ' Open output file in default associated application
        CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "output.html", 1, False

        Set extractor = Nothing

        ' Close form
        Unload Me

ErrorHandler:
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        MsgBox Err.Description, vbInformation, "Error"
    End If

End Sub

Private Sub cmd_PdftoHTML_2ndPage_Click()

    ' Hanlde Error
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler:
        
        ' Create Bytescout.PDF2HTML.HTMLExtractor object
        Set extractor = CreateObject("Bytescout.PDF2HTML.HTMLExtractor")
        extractor.RegistrationName = "demo"
        extractor.RegistrationKey = "demo"

        ' Set HTML with CSS extraction mode
        extractor.ExtractionMode = 1

        ' Load sample PDF document
        extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile ("sample2.pdf")

        ' Convert 2-nd page to HTML and save it to file
        extractor.SaveHtmlPageToFile 1, "output.html"
        
        MsgBox "PDF file (2nd page) successfully saved as 'output.html'.", vbInformation, "Success"

        ' Open output file in default associated application
        CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "output.html", 1, False

        Set extractor = Nothing

        ' Close form
        Unload Me

ErrorHandler:
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        MsgBox Err.Description, vbInformation, "Error"
    End If


End Sub

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PDFtoHTMLWithLayout.vbp

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Reference=*\G{3D7BFCBE-A112-4953-B4B0-83647F86C919}#9.1#0#..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\WINDOWS\SYSWOW64\Bytescout.PDF2HTML.tlb#ByteScout PDF To HTML SDK [TRIAL]
Form=Form1.frm
Startup="Form1"
Command32=""
Name="PDFtoHTMLWithLayout"
HelpContextID="0"
CompatibleMode="0"
MajorVer=1
MinorVer=0
RevisionVer=0
AutoIncrementVer=0
ServerSupportFiles=0
VersionCompanyName="Hiren"
CompilationType=0
OptimizationType=0
FavorPentiumPro(tm)=0
CodeViewDebugInfo=0
NoAliasing=0
BoundsCheck=0
OverflowCheck=0
FlPointCheck=0
FDIVCheck=0
UnroundedFP=0
StartMode=0
Unattended=0
Retained=0
ThreadPerObject=0
MaxNumberOfThreads=1