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PdfFocusPreserveGraphics Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to load vector graphics from PDF or skip it. Default value: true.

Namespace: SautinSoft
Assembly: SautinSoft.PdfFocus (in SautinSoft.PdfFocus.dll) Version: 2024.3.28
Syntax
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public bool PreserveGraphics { get; set; }

Property Value

Boolean
Remarks
In case of 'false' you may significantly save a time of loading a PDF document and using of memory.
We recommend to set this property to 'false' when you are need only in textual data from PDF.
Example
Preserve Graphics and Images using C#
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using System;
using System.IO;

namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string pdfFile = Path.GetFullPath(@"..\..\..\text and graphics.pdf");
            string wordFile = "Result.docx";

                                                         // Get your free 30-day key here:   
             // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            //Convert PDF file to Text file
            SautinSoft.PdfFocus f = new SautinSoft.PdfFocus();

            f.OpenPdf(pdfFile);

            //This property indicating whether to load vector graphics from PDF or skip it. Default value: true.
            f.PreserveGraphics = false;

            //This property indicating whether to load images from PDF or skip them. Default value: true.
            f.PreserveImages = false;

            if (f.PageCount > 0)
            {
                int result = f.ToWord(wordFile);

                //Show Text document
                if (result == 0)
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(wordFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
Preserve Graphics and Images using VB.Net
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Imports System
Imports System.IO

Namespace Sample
    Friend Class Sample
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            Dim pdfFile As String = Path.GetFullPath("..\..\..\text and graphics.pdf")
            Dim wordFile As String = "Result.docx"
                                    ' Get your free 30-day key here: 
                                    ' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            'Convert PDF file to Text file
            Dim f As New SautinSoft.PdfFocus()

            f.OpenPdf(pdfFile)

            'This property indicating whether to load vector graphics from PDF or skip it. Default value: true.
            f.PreserveGraphics = True

            'This property indicating whether to load images from PDF or skip them. Default value: true.
            f.PreserveImages = False

            If f.PageCount > 0 Then
                Dim result As Integer = f.ToWord(wordFile)

                'Show Text document
                If result = 0 Then
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(wordFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
                End If
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
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