How to convert PDF to XLS in C#, VB.NET, and VBScript using PDF Extractor SDK

ByteScout PDF Extractor SDK can be used to convert PDF documents to XLS in C#, VB.NET, and VBScript. Use corresponding source code samples below for PDF to XLS conversion.

It is also possible to convert PDF to XML or CSV.

Select your programming language:

• C#
• Visual Basic .NET
• VBScript (Visual Basic 6)
• Run VBScript file through the Command Line

How to convert PDF to XLS in C#

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

namespace PDF2CSV2XLS
{

    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");

            // Load sample PDF document
            extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile("sample3.pdf");
			
			// Save the spreadsheet to file
			extractor.SaveToXLSFile("output.xls");

			// Open the spreadsheet in default associated application
            Process.Start("output.xls");
        }
    }
}

How to convert PDF to XLS in Visual Basic .NET

Imports System.IO
Imports Bytescout.PDFExtractor
Imports System.Diagnostics

Class Program
	Friend Shared Sub Main(args As String())

        ' Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.XLSExtractor instance

		Dim extractor As New XLSExtractor()
		extractor.RegistrationName = "demo"
		extractor.RegistrationKey = "demo"

		File.Delete("output.xls")

		' Load sample PDF document
		extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile("sample3.pdf")

		' Save the spreadsheet to file
        extractor.SaveToXLSFile("output.xls")

		' Open the spreadsheet in default associated application
		Process.Start("output.xls")
	End Sub
End Class

How to convert PDF to XLS in VBScript (Visual Basic 6)

' Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.XLSExtractor object
Set extractor = CreateObject("Bytescout.PDFExtractor.XLSExtractor")

extractor.RegistrationName = "demo"
extractor.RegistrationKey = "demo"

' Load sample PDF document
extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile "../../sample3.pdf"

extractor.SaveToXLSFile "output.XLS"

MsgBox "Data has been extracted to 'output.XLS' file."

How to convert PDF to XLS running a VBScript file through the command line

1.VBScript file PDFToXLS-CommandLine.vbs

if Wscript.Arguments.Length < 2 Then
 WScript.Echo "Usage: PDFToXLS.vbs ""input.PDF"" ""output.XLS"""
 WScript.Quit
End If

' Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.XLSExtractor object
Set extractor = CreateObject("Bytescout.PDFExtractor.XLSExtractor")

extractor.RegistrationName = "demo"
extractor.RegistrationKey = "demo"

WScript.Echo "Loading file from " & WScript.Arguments.Item(0)
' Load sample PDF document
extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile WScript.Arguments.Item(0)

WScript.Echo "Saving file to " & WScript.Arguments.Item(1)
extractor.SaveToXLSFile WScript.Arguments.Item(1)

WScript.Echo "Success: Data has been extracted to '" & WScript.Arguments.Item(1) & "' file."

2. .bat file code to run the .vbs file

REM running the VBS through the command line
cscript.exe PDFToXLS-CommandLine.vbs "../../sample3.pdf" "output.xls"
pause