Find PDF Table And Extract As CSV - Powershell
PDF Extractor SDK sample in Powershell demonstrating ‘Find PDF Table And Extract As CSV’
FindTableAndExtractAsCsv.bat
@echo off
if "%~1"=="" (
echo -----------------------------------------------------
echo Invalid parameter!
echo -----------------------------------------------------
echo Usage: FindTableAndExtractAsCsv.bat file_name
echo Example: FindTableAndExtractAsCsv.bat "sample3.pdf"
echo -----------------------------------------------------
if not "%NOPAUSE%"=="1" pause
exit /b 1
)
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\FindTableAndExtractAsCsv.ps1" "%1"
echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel%
pause
FindTableAndExtractAsCsv.ps1
#*******************************************************************************************#
# #
# Download Free Evaluation Version From: https://bytescout.com/download/web-installer #
# #
# Also available as Web API! Get Your Free API Key: https://app.pdf.co/signup #
# #
# Copyright © 2017-2020 ByteScout, Inc. All rights reserved. #
# https://www.bytescout.com #
# https://pdf.co #
# #
#*******************************************************************************************#
# Note: if you are looking for a more higher level API to extract data from invoices, reports, statements
# then please check Document Parser SDK and Web API at https://bytescout.com/products/developer/documentparsersdk/index.html
# and https://pdf.co for secure and scalable web api
Param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string] $InputFileName = ""
)
#Add reference to Bytescout.PDFExtractor.dll assembly
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Bytescout PDF Extractor SDK\net4.00\Bytescout.PDFExtractor.dll"
# Check input file exists
if ((Test-Path $InputFileName) -eq $false) {
Write-Host "Input file does not exist." -ForegroundColor Red
Exit 0
}
# Create and activate Bytescout.PDFExtractor.CSVExtractor instance
$Extractor = New-Object Bytescout.PDFExtractor.CSVExtractor
$Extractor.RegistrationName = "demo"
$Extractor.RegistrationKey = "demo"
# Create and activate Bytescout.PDFExtractor.TableDetector instance
$Detector = New-Object Bytescout.PDFExtractor.TableDetector
$Detector.RegistrationName = "demo"
$Detector.RegistrationKey = "demo"
# Set table detection mode to "bordered tables" - best for tables with closed solid borders.
# 0 = ColumnDetectionMode_ContentGroupsAndBorders
# 1 = ColumnDetectionMode_ContentGroups
# 2 = ColumnDetectionMode_Borders
# 3 = ColumnDetectionMode_BorderedTables
$Detector.ColumnDetectionMode = 3
# We should define what kind of tables we should detect.
# So we set min required number of columns to 3 ...
$Detector.DetectionMinNumberOfColumns = 3
# ... and we set min required number of rows to 3
$Detector.DetectionMinNumberOfRows = 3
try {
# Load sample PDF document
$Extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile($InputFileName)
$Detector.LoadDocumentFromFile($InputFileName)
# Get page count
$PageCount = $Extractor.GetPageCount()
Write-Host "Pages: $PageCount"
# Iterate through pages
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $PageCount; $i++) {
$TableIndex = 1
# Find first table and continue if found
if ($Detector.FindTable($i) -eq $true) {
do {
# Set extraction area for CSV extractor to rectangle received from the table detector
$Extractor.SetExtractionArea($Detector.FoundTableLocation)
# export the table to CSV file
$PageNo = $i + 1
# Construct output file name
$OutputFileName = "page-$PageNo-table-$TableIndex.csv"
$Extractor.SavePageCSVToFile($i, $OutputFileName)
$TableIndex++
} while ($Detector.FindNextTable() -eq $true) # search next table
}
}
} catch {
Write-Host $_.Exception.Message
}
# Cleanup
$Detector.Dispose()
$Extractor.Dispose()