B4A Library Pdf To Text

Hi all.
Pdf To Text
This library converts pdf files to txt.
I was looking for a library that could convert a pdf file to txt. Behind tip by @Johan Schoeman ( Thank you dear ) i delivery this wrapper itextpdf-5-5-6.jar ( https://sourceforge.net/projects/itext/ )


pdftotext
Author: DevilApp
Version: 1

• PdftToText
  Events:
  • onMessage (Success As String)
  Methods:
  • Initialize (EventName As String)
  • ParsePdf (filepdf As String, filetxt As String)

You must copy this file itextpdf-5-5-6.jar and the wrapper pdftotext ( in attachment )
So you have 3 files:
pdftotext.xml
pdftotext.jar
itextpdf-5-5-6.jar
Copy all files in your libraries folder.

This is code as example ( you found the same in attachment ):

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    'Do not forget to load the layout file created with the visual designer. For example:
    'Activity.LoadLayout("Layout1")
    File.Copy(File.DirAssets, "test-armen.pdf", File.DirRootExternal, "test-armen.pdf")
    Dim filepdf As String = File.DirRootExternal & "/test-armen.pdf"
    Dim filetxt As String = File.DirRootExternal & "/test-armen.txt"
 
    Dim pdf As PdftToText
 
    pdf.Initialize("pdf")
    pdf.ParsePdf(filepdf, filetxt)

End Sub

Sub pdf_onMessage(Success As String)
    Log("Status conversion: " & Success)
End Sub

 

[DonManfred]

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Upload the pdf you want to convert could be of help.

Note that the result may be empty if you have just images in the pdf.

 

[yaqoob]

Hi all.
Pdf To Text
This library converts pdf files to txt.
I was looking for a library that could convert a pdf file to txt. Behind tip by @Johan Schoeman ( Thank you dear ) i delivery this wrapper itextpdf-5-5-6.jar ( https://sourceforge.net/projects/itext/ )


pdftotext
Author: DevilApp
Version: 1

• PdftToText
  Events:
  • onMessage (Success As String)
  • Methods:
  • Initialize (EventName As String)
  • ParsePdf (filepdf As String, filetxt As String)

You must copy this file itextpdf-5-5-6.jar and the wrapper pdftotext ( in attachment )
So you have 3 files:
pdftotext.xml
pdftotext.jar
itextpdf-5-5-6.jar
Copy all files in your libraries folder.

This is code as example ( you found the same in attachment ):

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    'Do not forget to load the layout file created with the visual designer. For example:
    'Activity.LoadLayout("Layout1")
    File.Copy(File.DirAssets, "test-armen.pdf", File.DirRootExternal, "test-armen.pdf")
    Dim filepdf As String = File.DirRootExternal & "/test-armen.pdf"
    Dim filetxt As String = File.DirRootExternal & "/test-armen.txt"
 
    Dim pdf As PdftToText
 
    pdf.Initialize("pdf")
    pdf.ParsePdf(filepdf, filetxt)

End Sub

Sub pdf_onMessage(Success As String)
    Log("Status conversion: " & Success)
End Sub

Hello MarcoRome,

Thank you for providing the PDFtoText library. I have tried it, and it works perfectly for English. Is it possible to use it for different languages or text in the format UTF-8.

Thank you.

 

[MarcoRome]

Hello MarcoRome,

Thank you for providing the PDFtoText library. I have tried it, and it works perfectly for English. Is it possible to use it for different languages or text in the format UTF-8.

Thank you.

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You should. You can do some tests