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PdfFocusCExcelOptionsConvertNonTabularDataToSpreadsheet Property

Convert even a textual data to a table. Default value: true.

Namespace: SautinSoft
Assembly: SautinSoft.PdfFocus (in SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll) Version: 2024.9.26
Syntax
public bool ConvertNonTabularDataToSpreadsheet { get; set; }

Property Value

Boolean
Example
How to convert only tables PDF to Excel and skip all textual data using C#
using System;
using System.IO;

namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Before starting, we recommend to get a free 100-day key:
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            // Apply the key here:
            // SautinSoft.PdfFocus.SetLicense("...");

            string pathToPdf = Path.GetFullPath(@"..\..\..\Table.pdf");
            string pathToExcel = "Result.xlsx";

            // Convert only tables from PDF to XLS spreadsheet and skip all textual data.
            SautinSoft.PdfFocus f = new SautinSoft.PdfFocus();

            // The output result will be in XLSX (Excel modern format) or in XLS (Excel 97-2003 Workbook)
            f.ExcelOptions.Format = SautinSoft.PdfFocus.Format.Xlsx;
            // f.ExcelOptions.Format = SautinSoft.PdfFocus.Format.Xls;

            // 'true' = Convert all data to spreadsheet (tabular and even textual).
            // 'false' = Skip textual data and convert only tabular (tables) data.
            f.ExcelOptions.ConvertNonTabularDataToSpreadsheet = false;

            // 'true'  = Preserve original page layout.
            // 'false' = Place tables before text.
            f.ExcelOptions.PreservePageLayout = true;

            // The information includes the names for the culture, the writing system, 
            // the calendar used, the sort order of strings, and formatting for dates and numbers.
            System.Globalization.CultureInfo ci = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US");
            ci.NumberFormat.NumberDecimalSeparator = ",";
            ci.NumberFormat.NumberGroupSeparator = ".";
            f.ExcelOptions.CultureInfo = ci;

            f.OpenPdf(pathToPdf);

            if (f.PageCount > 0)
            {
                int result = f.ToExcel(pathToExcel);

                // Open the resulted Excel workbook.
                if (result==0)
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pathToExcel) { UseShellExecute = true });                    
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
How to convert only tables PDF to Excel and skip all textual data using VB.Net
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Drawing.Imaging
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports SautinSoft

Module Sample

    Sub Main()
        ' Before starting, we recommend to get a free 100-day key:
        ' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

        ' Apply the key here
        ' SautinSoft.PdfFocus.SetLicense("...");

        Dim pathToPdf As String = Path.GetFullPath("..\..\..\Table.pdf")
        Dim pathToExcel As String = "Result.xlsx"

        ' Convert only tables from PDF to XLS spreadsheet and skip all textual data.
        Dim f As New SautinSoft.PdfFocus()

        ' The output result will be in XLSX (Excel modern format) or in XLS (Excel 97-2003 Workbook)
        f.ExcelOptions.Format = SautinSoft.PdfFocus.Format.Xlsx
        ' f.ExcelOptions.Format = SautinSoft.PdfFocus.Format.Xls


        ' 'true' = Convert all data to spreadsheet (tabular and even textual).
        ' 'false' = Skip textual data and convert only tabular (tables) data.
        f.ExcelOptions.ConvertNonTabularDataToSpreadsheet = False

        ' 'true'  = Preserve original page layout.
        ' 'false' = Place tables before text.
        f.ExcelOptions.PreservePageLayout = True

        ' The information includes the names for the culture, the writing system, 
        ' the calendar used, the sort order of strings, and formatting for dates and numbers.
        Dim ci As New System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US")
        ci.NumberFormat.NumberDecimalSeparator = ","
        ci.NumberFormat.NumberGroupSeparator = "."
        f.ExcelOptions.CultureInfo = ci

        f.OpenPdf(pathToPdf)

        If f.PageCount > 0 Then
            Dim result As Integer = f.ToExcel(pathToExcel)

            ' Open the resulted Excel workbook.
            If result = 0 Then
                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pathToExcel) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
            End If
        End If
    End Sub
End Module
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