Convert PDF to XML in memory using C# and .NET


The application shows how to convert all tabular and even textual data from PDF to XML in memory. The output XML will be represented as System.String.

Complete code

using System;
using System.IO;

namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string pathToPdf = Path.GetFullPath(@"..\..\..\Table.pdf");
            string pathToXml = "Result.xml";

            byte[] pdf = File.ReadAllBytes(pathToPdf);
            string xml = null;
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            // Convert PDF file to XML file.
            SautinSoft.PdfFocus f = new SautinSoft.PdfFocus();

            // Let's convert all data (textual and tabular) to XML.
            f.XmlOptions.ConvertNonTabularDataToSpreadsheet = true;

            f.OpenPdf(pdf);

            if (f.PageCount > 0)
            {
                xml = f.ToXml();
                
                //Show XML document in browser
                if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(xml))
                {
                    File.WriteAllText(pathToXml,xml);
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pathToXml) { UseShellExecute = true });
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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

Module Sample

    Sub Main()
        Dim pathToPdf As String = Path.GetFullPath("..\..\..\Table.pdf")
        Dim pathToXml As String = "Result.xml"

        Dim pdf() As Byte = File.ReadAllBytes(pathToPdf)
        Dim xml As String = Nothing
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        ' Convert PDF file to XML file.
        Dim f As New SautinSoft.PdfFocus()

        ' Let's convert all data (textual and tabular) to XML.
        f.XmlOptions.ConvertNonTabularDataToSpreadsheet = True

        f.OpenPdf(pdf)

        If f.PageCount > 0 Then
            xml = f.ToXml()

            'Show XML document in browser
            If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(xml) Then
                File.WriteAllText(pathToXml, xml)
                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pathToXml) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
            End If
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

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