How to extract text from PDF to File Stream C# using ByteScout PDF Extractor SDK - ByteScout

How to extract text from PDF to File Stream C# using ByteScout PDF Extractor SDK

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The sample below shows how to extract text from a PDF file to FileStream in C# using ByteScout PDF Extractor SDK.

How to extract PDF to FileStream in C#

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

namespace ExtractTextByPages
{
	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();

            string outputText = "";

            for (int i = 0; i < pageCount; i++)
			{
                // create new file stream
			    FileStream fStream = new FileStream("page" + i.ToString() + ".txt", FileMode.Create);
                
                // save text from page #i to the file stream
                extractor.SavePageTextToStream(i, fStream);

                // close stream
                fStream.Close();
				
			}

			// Open first output file in default associated application
			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("page1.txt");
		}
	}
}

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