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Parse Simple Document - VBScript and VB6

Document Parser SDK sample in VBScript and VB6 demonstrating ‘Parse Simple Document’

AmazonAWS.yml
templateName: Amazon Web Services Invoice
templateVersion: 4
templatePriority: 0
detectionRules:
  keywords:
  - Amazon Web Services
  - ATTN
  - Invoice
objects:
- name: total
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: TOTAL AMOUNT DUE ON{{Anything}}{{Dollar}}({{Number}})
    regex: true
    dataType: decimal
- name: subTotal
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: '{{LineStart}}{{Spaces}}Charges{{Spaces}}{{Dollar}}({{Number}})'
    regex: true
    dataType: decimal
- name: dateIssued
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: Invoice Date:{{Spaces}}({{Anything}}){{LineEnd}}
    regex: true
    dataType: date
    dateFormat: MMMM d , yyyy
- name: invoiceId
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: Invoice Number:{{Spaces}}({{Digits}})
    regex: true
- name: companyName
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: static
    expression: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
    regex: true
- name: companyWebsite
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: static
    expression: aws.amazon.com
    regex: true
- name: billTo
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: rectangle
    expression: Bill to Address:{{ToggleSingleLineMode}}({{AnythingGreedy}})
    regex: true
    rectangle:
    - 33
    - 115.5
    - 213.75
    - 72.75
    pageIndex: 0
- name: currency
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: static
    expression: USD
    regex: true
- name: table1
  objectType: table
  tableProperties:
    start:
      expression: '{{LineStart}}{{Spaces}}Detail{{LineEnd}}'
      regex: true
    end:
      expression: '{{EndOfPage}}'
      regex: true
    row:
      expression: '{{LineStart}}{{Spaces}}(?<description>{{SentenceWithSingleSpaces}}){{Spaces}}{{Dollar}}(?<unitPrice>{{Number}}){{LineEnd}}'
      regex: true
    columns:
    - name: unitPrice
      dataType: decimal


DigitalOcean.yml
templateName: DigitalOcean Invoice
templateVersion: 4
templatePriority: 0
detectionRules:
  keywords:
  - DigitalOcean
  - 101 Avenue of the Americas
  - Invoice Number
objects:
- name: companyName
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: static
    expression: DigitalOcean
    regex: true
- name: invoiceId
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: 'Invoice Number: ({{Digits}})'
    regex: true
- name: dateIssued
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: 'Date Issued: ({{SmartDate}})'
    regex: true
    dataType: date
    dateFormat: auto-mdy
- name: total
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: 'Total: {{Dollar}}({{Number}})'
    regex: true
    dataType: decimal
- name: currency
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: static
    expression: USD
    regex: true
- name: table1
  objectType: table
  tableProperties:
    start:
      expression: Description{{Spaces}}Hours
      regex: true
    end:
      expression: 'Total:'
      regex: true
    row:
      expression: '{{LineStart}}{{Spaces}}(?<description>{{SentenceWithSingleSpaces}}){{Spaces}}(?<hours>{{Digits}}){{Spaces}}(?<start>{{2Digits}}{{Minus}}{{2Digits}}{{Space}}{{2Digits}}{{Colon}}{{2Digits}}){{Spaces}}(?<end>{{2Digits}}{{Minus}}{{2Digits}}{{Space}}{{2Digits}}{{Colon}}{{2Digits}}){{Spaces}}{{Dollar}}(?<unitPrice>{{Number}})'
      regex: true
    columns:
    - name: hours
      dataType: integer
    - name: unitPrice
      dataType: decimal


GeneralExample.vbs
' This example demonstrates document data parsing to JSON and YAML formats.

template1 = ".\DigitalOcean.yml"
template2 = ".\AmazonAWS.yml"

inputDocument1 = ".\DigitalOcean.pdf"
inputDocument2 = ".\AmazonAWS.pdf"


' Create DocumentParser object
Set documentParser = CreateObject("Bytescout.DocumentParser.DocumentParser")
documentParser.RegistrationName = "demo"
documentParser.RegistrationKey = "demo"
' Create ComHelpers object
Set comHelpers = CreateObject("Bytescout.DocumentParser.ComHelpers")

' Loading templates...
documentParser.AddTemplate(template1)
documentParser.AddTemplate(template2)

' Parse document data in JSON format
documentParser.ParseDocument inputDocument1, "output1.json", comHelpers.OUTPUTFORMAT_JSON

' Parse document data in YAML format
documentParser.ParseDocument inputDocument2, "output2.yaml", comHelpers.OUTPUTFORMAT_YAML

' Parse document data in CSV format
Set csvOptions = CreateObject("Bytescout.DocumentParser.CSVOptions")
csvOptions.GenerateColumnHeaders = True
csvOptions.SeparatorCharacter = ","
csvOptions.QuotationCharacter = """"
csvOptions.EncodingName = "utf-8"
documentParser.ParseDocument inputDocument1, "output3.csv", comHelpers.OUTPUTFORMAT_CSV, (csvOptions)


WScript.Echo "Parsed data saved as 'output1.json', 'output2.yaml', and 'output3.csv'."

Set documentParser = Nothing


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