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Sample Ruby code for using PDFTron SDK to programmatically convert generic PDF documents to Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Learn more about our Ruby PDF to Office
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#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (c) 2001-2023 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
# Consult LICENSE.txt regarding license information.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
require '../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetRuby'
include PDFNetRuby
require '../../LicenseKey/RUBY/LicenseKey'
$stdout.sync = true
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The following sample illustrates how to use the PDF.Convert utility class to convert
# documents and files to Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
#
# The Structured Output module is an optional PDFNet Add-on that can be used to convert PDF
# and other documents into Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HTML format.
#
# The PDFTron SDK Structured Output module can be downloaded from
# https://docs.apryse.com/documentation/core/info/modules/
#
# Please contact us if you have any questions.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Relative path to the folder containing the test files.
$inputPath = "../../TestFiles/"
$outputPath = "../../TestFiles/Output/"
def main()
# The first step in every application using PDFNet is to initialize the
# library. The library is usually initialized only once, but calling
# Initialize() multiple times is also fine.
PDFNet.Initialize(PDFTronLicense.Key)
PDFNet.AddResourceSearchPath("../../../PDFNetC/Lib/");
if !StructuredOutputModule.IsModuleAvailable() then
puts ""
puts "Unable to run the sample: PDFTron SDK Structured Output module not available."
puts "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------"
puts "The Structured Output module is an optional add-on, available for download"
puts "at https://docs.apryse.com/documentation/core/info/modules/. If you have already"
puts "downloaded this module, ensure that the SDK is able to find the required files"
puts "using the PDFNet::AddResourceSearchPath() function."
puts ""
return
end
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
begin
# Convert PDF document to Word
puts "Converting PDF to Word"
$outputFile = $outputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables.docx"
Convert.ToWord($inputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile)
puts "Result saved in " + $outputFile
rescue => error
puts "Unable to convert PDF document to Word, error: " + error.message
end
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
begin
# Convert PDF document to Word with options
puts "Converting PDF to Word with options"
$outputFile = $outputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables_first_page.docx"
$wordOutputOptions = Convert::WordOutputOptions.new()
# Convert only the first page
$wordOutputOptions.SetPages(1, 1);
Convert.ToWord($inputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile, $wordOutputOptions)
puts "Result saved in " + $outputFile
rescue => error
puts "Unable to convert PDF document to Word, error: " + error.message
end
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
begin
# Convert PDF document to Excel
puts "Converting PDF to Excel"
$outputFile = $outputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables.xlsx"
Convert.ToExcel($inputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile)
puts "Result saved in " + $outputFile
rescue => error
puts "Unable to convert PDF document to Excel, error: " + error.message
end
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
begin
# Convert PDF document to Excel with options
puts "Converting PDF to Excel with options"
$outputFile = $outputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables_second_page.xlsx"
$excelOutputOptions = Convert::ExcelOutputOptions.new()
# Convert only the second page
$excelOutputOptions.SetPages(2, 2);
Convert.ToExcel($inputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile, $excelOutputOptions)
puts "Result saved in " + $outputFile
rescue => error
puts "Unable to convert PDF document to Excel, error: " + error.message
end
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
begin
# Convert PDF document to PowerPoint
puts "Converting PDF to PowerPoint"
$outputFile = $outputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables.pptx"
Convert.ToPowerPoint($inputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile)
puts "Result saved in " + $outputFile
rescue => error
puts "Unable to convert PDF document to PowerPoint, error: " + error.message
end
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
begin
# Convert PDF document to PowerPoint with options
puts "Converting PDF to PowerPoint with options"
$outputFile = $outputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables_first_page.pptx"
$powerPointOutputOptions = Convert::PowerPointOutputOptions.new()
# Convert only the first page
$powerPointOutputOptions.SetPages(1, 1);
Convert.ToPowerPoint($inputPath + "paragraphs_and_tables.pdf", $outputFile, $powerPointOutputOptions)
puts "Result saved in " + $outputFile
rescue => error
puts "Unable to convert PDF document to PowerPoint, error: " + error.message
end
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PDFNet.Terminate
puts "Done."
end
main()