Convert PDF file to Word file in C# and .NET


This simple Console App shows how to convert a whole PDF file into DOCX format. By the way, you may choose an output document format: DOCX or RTF.

Complete code

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";
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            // Convert a PDF file to a Word file
            SautinSoft.PdfFocus f = new SautinSoft.PdfFocus();
            
            f.OpenPdf(pdfFile);

            if (f.PageCount > 0)
            {
                // You may choose output format between Docx and Rtf.
                f.WordOptions.Format = SautinSoft.PdfFocus.CWordOptions.eWordDocument.Docx;

                int result = f.ToWord(wordFile);

                // Show the resulting Word document.
                if (result == 0)
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(wordFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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Imports System.IO
Imports System.Drawing.Imaging
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports SautinSoft

Module Sample

    Sub Main()
        Dim pdfFile As String = Path.GetFullPath("..\..\..\text and graphics.pdf")
        Dim wordFile As String = "Result.docx"
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        ' Convert a PDF file to a Word file
        Dim f As New SautinSoft.PdfFocus()
        f.OpenPdf(pdfFile)

        If f.PageCount > 0 Then
            ' You may choose output format between Docx and Rtf.
            f.WordOptions.Format = SautinSoft.PdfFocus.CWordOptions.eWordDocument.Docx

            Dim result As Integer = f.ToWord(wordFile)

            ' Show the resulting Word document.
            If result = 0 Then
                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(wordFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
            End If
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

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