Saves all pages of the PDF document as Text document and return it as String.
Namespace: SautinSoftAssembly: SautinSoft.PdfFocus (in SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll) Version: 2024.12.2
Syntax Public Function ToText As String
Return Value
String
String with Unicode Text - in case of converting successful
null - in case of converting failed
Example ASP.Net MVC - Export PDF to Text in C#
using FileUploadDownload.Models;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using SautinSoft;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Mime;
using System.Reflection.Metadata;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace FileUploadDownload.Controllers
{
public class HomeController : Controller
{
private readonly ILogger<HomeController> _logger;
public HomeController(ILogger<HomeController> logger)
{
_logger = logger;
}
public IActionResult Index()
{
var model = new FilesViewModel();
foreach (var item in Directory.GetFiles(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "upload")))
{
model.Files.Add(
new FileDetails { Name = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(item), Path = item });
}
return View(model);
}
[HttpPost]
public IActionResult Index(IFormFile[] files)
{
foreach (var file in files)
{
var fileName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
var filePath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "upload", fileName);
if (System.IO.File.Exists(filePath))
{
System.IO.File.Delete(filePath);
}
using (var localFile = System.IO.File.OpenWrite(filePath))
using (var uploadedFile = file.OpenReadStream())
{
uploadedFile.CopyTo(localFile);
}
}
ViewBag.Message = "Files are successfully uploaded";
var model = new FilesViewModel();
foreach (var item in Directory.GetFiles(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "upload")))
{
model.Files.Add(
new FileDetails { Name = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(item), Path = item });
SautinSoft.PdfFocus f = new SautinSoft.PdfFocus();
f.OpenPdf(item);
if (f.PageCount > 0)
{
string txt = f.ToText();
var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(txt);
var contentType = "text/xml";
var result = new FileContentResult(bytes, contentType);
result.FileDownloadName = "Result.txt";
if (item != null)
{
return result; ;
}
}
}
return View(model);
}
private string GetContentType(string path)
{
var types = GetMimeTypes();
var ext = Path.GetExtension(path).ToLowerInvariant();
return types[ext];
}
private Dictionary<string, string> GetMimeTypes()
{
return new Dictionary<string, string>
{
{".txt", "text/plain"},
{".pdf", "application/pdf"},
{".html", "application/vnd.ms-word"},
{".docx", "application/vnd.ms-word"},
{".xls", "application/vnd.ms-excel"},
{".xlsx", "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"},
{".png", "image/png"},
{".jpg", "image/jpeg"},
{".jpeg", "image/jpeg"}
};
}
public IActionResult Privacy()
{
return View();
}
[ResponseCache(Duration = 0, Location = ResponseCacheLocation.None, NoStore = true)]
public IActionResult Error()
{
return View(new ErrorViewModel { RequestId = Activity.Current?.Id ?? HttpContext.TraceIdentifier });
}
}
}
ASP.Net MVC - Export PDF to Text in VB.Net
using FileUploadDownload.Models;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using SautinSoft;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Mime;
using System.Reflection.Metadata;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace FileUploadDownload.Controllers
{
public class HomeController : Controller
{
private readonly ILogger<HomeController> _logger;
public HomeController(ILogger<HomeController> logger)
{
_logger = logger;
}
public IActionResult Index()
{
// Get files from the server
var model = new FilesViewModel();
foreach (var item in Directory.GetFiles(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "upload")))
{
model.Files.Add(
new FileDetails { Name = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(item), Path = item });
}
return View(model);
}
[HttpPost]
public IActionResult Index(IFormFile[] files)
{
// Iterate each files
foreach (var file in files)
{
// Get the file name from the browser
var fileName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
// Get file path to be uploaded
var filePath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "upload", fileName);
// Check If file with same name exists and delete it
if (System.IO.File.Exists(filePath))
{
System.IO.File.Delete(filePath);
}
// Create a new local file and copy contents of uploaded file
using (var localFile = System.IO.File.OpenWrite(filePath))
using (var uploadedFile = file.OpenReadStream())
{
uploadedFile.CopyTo(localFile);
}
//show Word/docx
}
ViewBag.Message = "Files are successfully uploaded";
// Get files from the server
var model = new FilesViewModel();
foreach (var item in Directory.GetFiles(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "upload")))
{
model.Files.Add(
new FileDetails { Name = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(item), Path = item });
SautinSoft.PdfFocus f = new SautinSoft.PdfFocus();
f.OpenPdf(item);
if (f.PageCount > 0)
{
string txt = f.ToText();
var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(txt);
var contentType = "text/xml";
var result = new FileContentResult(bytes, contentType);
result.FileDownloadName = "Result.txt";
if (item != null)
{//return File(txt, "application/txt", "Result.txt")
return result; ;
}
}
}
return View(model);
}
private string GetContentType(string path)
{
var types = GetMimeTypes();
var ext = Path.GetExtension(path).ToLowerInvariant();
return types[ext];
}
private Dictionary<string, string> GetMimeTypes()
{
return new Dictionary<string, string>
{
{".txt", "text/plain"},
{".pdf", "application/pdf"},
{".html", "application/vnd.ms-word"},
{".docx", "application/vnd.ms-word"},
{".xls", "application/vnd.ms-excel"},
{".xlsx", "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"},
{".png", "image/png"},
{".jpg", "image/jpeg"},
{".jpeg", "image/jpeg"}
};
}
public IActionResult Privacy()
{
return View();
}
[ResponseCache(Duration = 0, Location = ResponseCacheLocation.None, NoStore = true)]
public IActionResult Error()
{
return View(new ErrorViewModel { RequestId = Activity.Current?.Id ?? HttpContext.TraceIdentifier });
}
}
}
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