static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.JSONExtractor instance
JSONExtractor jsonExtractor = new JSONExtractor();
jsonExtractor.RegistrationName = "demo";
jsonExtractor.RegistrationKey = "demo";
// Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.TableDetector instance
TableDetector tableDetector = new TableDetector();
tableDetector.RegistrationKey = "demo";
tableDetector.RegistrationName = "demo";
// Set table detection mode to "bordered tables" - best for tables with closed solid borders.
tableDetector.ColumnDetectionMode = ColumnDetectionMode.BorderedTables;
// We should define what kind of tables we should detect.
// So we set min required number of columns to 3 ...
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfColumns = 3;
// ... and we set min required number of rows to 3
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfRows = 3;
// Load sample PDF document
jsonExtractor.LoadDocumentFromFile(@".\sample3.pdf");
tableDetector.LoadDocumentFromFile(@".\sample3.pdf");
// Get page count
int pageCount = tableDetector.GetPageCount();
for (int i = 0; i < pageCount; i++)
{
int t = 1;
// Find first table and continue if found
if (tableDetector.FindTable(i))
{
do
{
// Set extraction area for CSV extractor to rectangle received from the table detector
jsonExtractor.SetExtractionArea(tableDetector.FoundTableLocation);
// Export the table to JSON file
jsonExtractor.SaveJSONToFile(i, "page-" + i + "-table-" + t + ".json");
t++;
}while (tableDetector.FindNextTable()); // search next table
}
}
// Cleanup
jsonExtractor.Dispose();
tableDetector.Dispose();
// Open first output file in default associated application (for demo purposes)
ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("page-0-table-1.json");
processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
Process.Start(processStartInfo);
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.TextExtractor instance
CSVExtractor extractor = new CSVExtractor();
extractor.RegistrationName = "demo";
extractor.RegistrationKey = "demo";
TableDetector tdetector = new TableDetector();
tdetector.RegistrationKey = "demo";
tdetector.RegistrationName = "demo";
// we should define what kind of tables we should detect
// so we set min required number of columns to 3
tdetector.DetectionMinNumberOfColumns = 3;
// and we set min required number of columns to 3
tdetector.DetectionMinNumberOfRows = 3;
// Load sample PDF document
extractor.LoadDocumentFromFile("sample3.pdf");
tdetector.LoadDocumentFromFile("sample3.pdf");
// Get page count
int pageCount = tdetector.GetPageCount();
for (int i = 0; i < pageCount; i++)
{
int j = 1;
// find first table and continue if found
if (tdetector.FindTable(i))
{
do
{
// set extraction area for CSV extractor to rectangle given by table detector
extractor.SetExtractionArea(tdetector.GetFoundTableRectangle_Left(),
tdetector.GetFoundTableRectangle_Top(),
tdetector.GetFoundTableRectangle_Width(),
tdetector.GetFoundTableRectangle_Height()
);
// and finally save the table into CSV file
extractor.SavePageCSVToFile(i, "page-" + i + "-table-" + j + ".csv");
j++;
} while (tdetector.FindNextTable()); // search next table
}
}
// Open first output file in default associated application
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("page-0-table-1.csv");
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.XMLExtractor instance
XMLExtractor xmlExtractor = new XMLExtractor();
xmlExtractor.RegistrationName = "demo";
xmlExtractor.RegistrationKey = "demo";
// Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.TableDetector instance
TableDetector tableDetector = new TableDetector();
tableDetector.RegistrationKey = "demo";
tableDetector.RegistrationName = "demo";
// We should define what kind of tables we should detect.
// So we set min required number of columns to 3 ...
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfColumns = 3;
// ... and we set min required number of rows to 3
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfRows = 3;
// Load sample PDF document
xmlExtractor.LoadDocumentFromFile(@".\sample3.pdf");
tableDetector.LoadDocumentFromFile(@".\sample3.pdf");
// Get page count
int pageCount = tableDetector.GetPageCount();
for (int i = 0; i < pageCount; i++)
{
int t = 1;
// Find first table and continue if found
if (tableDetector.FindTable(i))
{
do
{
// Set extraction area for XML extractor to rectangle received from the table detector
xmlExtractor.SetExtractionArea(tableDetector.FoundTableLocation);
// Export the table to XML file
xmlExtractor.SavePageXMLToFile(i, "page-" + i + "-table-" + t + ".xml");
t++;
}while (tableDetector.FindNextTable()); // search next table
}
}
// Cleanup
xmlExtractor.Dispose();
tableDetector.Dispose();
// Open first output file in default associated application (for demo purposes)
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("page-0-table-1.xml");
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
internal static List <Dictionary <string, string> > ExtractInvoiceLineFields(string pdfPath)
{
List <Dictionary <string, string> > invoiceLineFields = null;
// Initialise table detector
using (TableDetector tableDetector = new TableDetector("demo", "demo"))
{
using (CSVExtractor CSVExtractor = new CSVExtractor("demo", "demo"))
{
// Set table detection mode to "bordered tables" - best for tables with closed solid borders.
tableDetector.ColumnDetectionMode = ColumnDetectionMode.BorderedTables;
// We should define what kind of tables we should detect.
// So we set min required number of columns to 2 ...
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfColumns = 2;
// ... and we set min required number of rows to 2
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfRows = 1;
// Load PDF document
tableDetector.LoadDocumentFromFile(pdfPath);
CSVExtractor.LoadDocumentFromFile(pdfPath);
// Get page count
int pageCount = tableDetector.GetPageCount();
if (tableDetector.FindTable(pageCount - 1))
{
// Set extraction area for CSV extractor to rectangle received from the table detector
CSVExtractor.SetExtractionArea(tableDetector.FoundTableLocation);
// Generate CSV data
var allCsvData = CSVExtractor.GetCSV();
// Generate Datatable
invoiceLineFields = GetFieldsFromCSV(allCsvData);
}
}
}
return(invoiceLineFields);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get DataTable from Document
/// </summary>
private static DataTable GetDataTableFromDocument(string fileName)
{
DataTable oDataTable = null;
// Initialise table detector
using (TableDetector tableDetector = new TableDetector("demo", "demo"))
{
using (CSVExtractor CSVExtractor = new CSVExtractor("demo", "demo"))
{
// Set table detection mode to "bordered tables" - best for tables with closed solid borders.
tableDetector.ColumnDetectionMode = ColumnDetectionMode.BorderedTables;
// We should define what kind of tables we should detect.
// So we set min required number of columns to 2 ...
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfColumns = 2;
// ... and we set min required number of rows to 2
tableDetector.DetectionMinNumberOfRows = 2;
// Load PDF document
tableDetector.LoadDocumentFromFile(fileName);
CSVExtractor.LoadDocumentFromFile(fileName);
// Get page count
int pageCount = tableDetector.GetPageCount();
if (tableDetector.FindTable(0))
{
// Set extraction area for CSV extractor to rectangle received from the table detector
CSVExtractor.SetExtractionArea(tableDetector.FoundTableLocation);
// Generate CSV data
var allCsvData = CSVExtractor.GetCSV();
// Generate Datatable
oDataTable = GetDataTableFromCSV(allCsvData);
}
}
}
return(oDataTable);
}