static void Main(string[] args)
{
// TODO: Specify the URL of your PDF document here.
string pdfUrl = "https://www.harvesthousepublishers.com/data/files/excerpts/9780736948487_exc.pdf";
PdfTextExtractor pdfTextExtractor = new PdfTextExtractor();
try {
// Step 1: Submit a conversion job with the URL of your PDF file.
string jobId = pdfTextExtractor.submitJob(pdfUrl);
Console.WriteLine("The following job has been submitted:");
Console.WriteLine(jobId);
Console.WriteLine();
Boolean doneProcessing = false;
while (!doneProcessing)
{
Console.WriteLine("Sleeping for 60 seconds");
Thread.Sleep(60 * 1000);
// Step 2: Check the status of the job every 60 seconds or so
string status = pdfTextExtractor.checkJobStatus(jobId);
if (status.Equals("Completed"))
{
doneProcessing = true;
}
else if (status.StartsWith("Failed"))
{
doneProcessing = true;
Console.WriteLine("Something went wrong! Status was: " + status);
Console.WriteLine("Exiting ...");
Environment.Exit(2);
// IF you are using a Windows Forms based application:
// Application.Exit();
}
}
// Step 3: Retrieve the text when the job is Completed
string pdfText = pdfTextExtractor.retrieveText(jobId);
Console.WriteLine("THE TEXT OF THE PDF FILE IS AS FOLLOWS:");
Console.WriteLine(pdfText);
}
catch (Exception ex) {
Console.WriteLine("OMG. Something weng wrong. The following exception was thrown: ");
Console.WriteLine(ex);
}
Console.WriteLine("===============================");
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to exit.");
Console.WriteLine("===============================");
Console.ReadLine();
}