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PDF2Office - Convert PDF to DOCX, XSLX - PHP Sample Code

Sample code for using Apryse SDK to programmatically convert generic PDF documents to Word, Excel, PowerPoint; provided in Python, C++, C#, Go, Java, Node.js (JavaScript), PHP, Ruby and VB.

To run this sample:

  1. Complete the Get started with Server SDK process in your language/framework.
  2. After you complete the Get Started with Server SDK work in your language/framework from Step 1 above, next, download the Structured Output Module.

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1<?php
2//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3// Copyright (c) 2001-2023 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
4// Consult LICENSE.txt regarding license information.
5//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6if(file_exists("../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetPHP.php"))
7include("../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetPHP.php");
8include("../../LicenseKey/PHP/LicenseKey.php");
9
10//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11// The following sample illustrates how to use the PDF::Convert utility class to convert 
12// documents and files to Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
13//
14// The Structured Output module is an optional PDFNet Add-on that can be used to convert PDF
15// and other documents into Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HTML format.
16//
17// The PDFTron SDK Structured Output module can be downloaded from
18// https://docs.apryse.com/core/info/modules/
19//
20// Please contact us if you have any questions.
21//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22
23function main()
24{
25	// Relative path to the folder containing the test files.
26	$inputPath = getcwd()."/../../TestFiles/";
27	$outputPath = $inputPath."Output/";
28
29	// The first step in every application using PDFNet is to initialize the 
30	// library. The library is usually initialized only once, but calling 
31	// Initialize() multiple times is also fine.
32	global $LicenseKey;
33	PDFNet::Initialize($LicenseKey);
34	PDFNet::GetSystemFontList();    // Wait for fonts to be loaded if they haven't already. This is done because PHP can run into errors when shutting down if font loading is still in progress.
35	
36	//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
37
38	PDFNet::AddResourceSearchPath("../../../PDFNetC/Lib/");
39
40	if (!StructuredOutputModule::IsModuleAvailable()) {
41		echo(nl2br("\n"));
42		echo(nl2br("Unable to run the sample: PDFTron SDK Structured Output module not available.\n"));
43		echo(nl2br("-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"));
44		echo(nl2br("The Structured Output module is an optional add-on, available for download\n"));
45		echo(nl2br("at https://docs.apryse.com/core/info/modules/. If you have already\n"));
46		echo(nl2br("downloaded this module, ensure that the SDK is able to find the required files\n"));
47		echo(nl2br("using the PDFNet::AddResourceSearchPath() function.\n"));
48		echo(nl2br("\n"));
49		return;
50	}
51
52	//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
53
54	try {
55		// Convert PDF document to Word
56		echo(nl2br("Converting PDF to Word\n"));
57
58		$outputFile = $outputPath."paragraphs_and_tables.docx";
59
60		Convert::ToWord($inputPath."paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile);
61
62		echo(nl2br("Result saved in " . $outputFile . "\n"));
63	}
64	catch(Exception $e) {
65		echo(nl2br("Unable to convert PDF document to Word, error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n"));
66	}
67
68	//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
69
70	try {
71		// Convert PDF document to Word with options
72		echo(nl2br("Converting PDF to Word with options\n"));
73
74		$outputFile = $outputPath."paragraphs_and_tables_first_page.docx";
75
76		$wordOutputOptions = new WordOutputOptions(); // Convert::WordOutputOptions();
77
78		// Convert only the first page
79		$wordOutputOptions->SetPages(1, 1);
80
81		Convert::ToWord($inputPath."paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile, $wordOutputOptions);
82
83		echo(nl2br("Result saved in " . $outputFile . "\n"));
84	}
85	catch(Exception $e) {
86		echo(nl2br("Unable to convert PDF document to Word, error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n"));
87	}
88
89	//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
90
91	try {
92		// Convert PDF document to Excel
93		echo(nl2br("Converting PDF to Excel\n"));
94
95		$outputFile = $outputPath."paragraphs_and_tables.xlsx";
96
97		Convert::ToExcel($inputPath."paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile);
98
99		echo(nl2br("Result saved in " . $outputFile . "\n"));
100	}
101	catch(Exception $e) {
102		echo(nl2br("Unable to convert PDF document to Excel, error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n"));
103	}
104
105	//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
106
107	try {
108		// Convert PDF document to Excel with options
109		echo(nl2br("Converting PDF to Excel with options\n"));
110
111		$outputFile = $outputPath."paragraphs_and_tables_second_page.xlsx";
112
113		$excelOutputOptions = new ExcelOutputOptions(); // Convert::ExcelOutputOptions();
114
115		// Convert only the second page
116		$excelOutputOptions->SetPages(2, 2);
117
118		Convert::ToExcel($inputPath."paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile, $excelOutputOptions);
119
120		echo(nl2br("Result saved in " . $outputFile . "\n"));
121	}
122	catch(Exception $e) {
123		echo(nl2br("Unable to convert PDF document to Excel, error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n"));
124	}
125
126	//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
127
128	try {
129		// Convert PDF document to PowerPoint
130		echo(nl2br("Converting PDF to PowerPoint\n"));
131
132		$outputFile = $outputPath."paragraphs_and_tables.pptx";
133
134		Convert::ToPowerPoint($inputPath."paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile);
135
136		echo(nl2br("Result saved in " . $outputFile . "\n"));
137	}
138	catch(Exception $e) {
139		echo(nl2br("Unable to convert PDF document to PowerPoint, error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n"));
140	}
141
142	//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
143
144	try {
145		// Convert PDF document to PowerPoint with options
146		echo(nl2br("Converting PDF to PowerPoint with options\n"));
147
148		$outputFile = $outputPath."paragraphs_and_tables_first_page.pptx";
149
150		$powerPointOutputOptions = new PowerPointOutputOptions(); // Convert::PowerPointOutputOptions();
151
152		// Convert only the first page
153		$powerPointOutputOptions->SetPages(1, 1);
154
155		Convert::ToPowerPoint($inputPath."paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile, $powerPointOutputOptions);
156
157		echo(nl2br("Result saved in " . $outputFile . "\n"));
158	}
159	catch(Exception $e) {
160		echo(nl2br("Unable to convert PDF document to PowerPoint, error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n"));
161	}
162
163	//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
164
165	PDFNet::Terminate();
166	echo(nl2br("Done.\n"));
167}
168
169main();
170?>

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