Sample Obj-C code for using Apryse SDK to convert Office documents to PDF (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher) without needing any external dependencies or MS Office licenses. Office to PDF conversion can be performed on a Linux or Windows server to automate Office-centric workflows, or entirely in the user's client (web browser, mobile device). The conversion functionality can be combined with our Viewer to display or annotate Office files (docx, xlsx, pptx) on all major platforms, including Web, Android, iOS, Xamarin, UWP, and Windows. Learn more about our iOS SDK and Office Document Conversion Library.
1//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2// Copyright (c) 2001-2024 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
3// Consult legal.txt regarding legal and license information.
4//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5
6#import <OBJC/PDFNetOBJC.h>
7#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
8
9//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10// The following sample illustrates how to use the PDF::Convert utility class to convert 
11// MS office files to PDF
12//
13// This conversion is performed entirely within the PDFNet and has *no* external or
14// system dependencies dependencies -- Conversion results will be the same whether
15// on Windows, Linux or Android.
16//
17// Please contact us if you have any questions. 
18//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19
20
21
22
23@interface OfficeToPDFTest : NSObject {}
24+ (void)SimpleConvertWithInputFilename:(NSString*)input_filename
25    outputFilename:(NSString*)output_filename;
26+ (bool)FlexibleConvertWithInputFilename:(NSString*)input_filename
27    outputFilename:(NSString*)output_filename;
28@end
29
30@implementation OfficeToPDFTest : NSObject {}
31
32+ (void)SimpleConvertWithInputFilename:(NSString*)input_filename 
33    outputFilename:(NSString*)output_filename
34{
35    NSString *input_path = @"../../TestFiles/";
36    NSString *output_path = @"../../TestFiles/Output/";
37    
38    // Start with a PDFDoc (the conversion destination)
39    PTPDFDoc* pdfDoc = [[PTPDFDoc alloc] init];
40
41    // perform the conversion with no optional parameters
42    [PTConvert OfficeToPDF:pdfDoc
43        in_filename:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@", input_path, input_filename]
44        options:Nil];
45
46    [pdfDoc SaveToFile: [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@", output_path, output_filename]
47        flags: e_ptremove_unused];
48
49    NSLog(@"Saved: %@/%@\n", output_path, output_filename);
50}
51
52+ (bool)FlexibleConvertWithInputFilename:(NSString*)input_filename 
53    outputFilename:(NSString*)output_filename
54{
55    NSString *input_path = @"../../TestFiles/";
56    NSString *output_path = @"../../TestFiles/Output/";
57    
58    // Start with a PDFDoc (the conversion destination)
59    PTPDFDoc* pdfDoc = [[PTPDFDoc alloc] init];
60
61    PTOfficeToPDFOptions* options = [[PTOfficeToPDFOptions alloc] init];
62    [options SetSmartSubstitutionPluginPath:input_path];
63
64    // create a conversion object with optional parameters
65    PTDocumentConversion* conversion = [PTConvert StreamingPDFConversionWithDoc: pdfDoc
66        in_filename:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@", input_path, input_filename]
67        options:options];
68    NSLog(@"%@: %.0f%% %@\n", input_filename, [conversion GetProgress]*100.0, [conversion GetProgressLabel]);
69
70    // convert each page, and report progress
71    while([conversion GetConversionStatus] == e_ptIncomplete)
72    {
73        [conversion ConvertNextPage];
74        NSLog(@"%@: %.0f%% %@\n", input_filename, [conversion GetProgress]*100.0, [conversion GetProgressLabel]);
75    }
76
77    if ([conversion TryConvert] == e_ptSuccess)
78    {
79        // print out any extra information about the conversion
80        int num_warnings = [conversion GetNumWarnings];
81        for (int i = 0; i < num_warnings; ++i)
82        {
83            NSLog(@"Warning: %@\n", [conversion GetWarningString: i]);
84        }
85
86        //save the result 
87        [pdfDoc SaveToFile: [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@", output_path, output_filename]
88            flags: e_ptremove_unused];
89
90        NSLog(@"Saved: %@/%@\n", output_path, output_filename);
91
92        return true;
93    }
94    else
95    {
96        NSLog(@"Encountered an error during conversion: %@\n", [conversion GetErrorString]);
97    }
98
99    return false;
100}
101
102@end
103
104int main(int argc, char *argv[])
105{
106
107    @autoreleasepool {
108
109        [PTPDFNet Initialize: 0];
110
111        // convert using the simple one-line interface
112        [OfficeToPDFTest SimpleConvertWithInputFilename:@"Fishermen.docx"
113            outputFilename:@"Fishermen.pdf"];
114
115        // convert using the more flexible page-by-page interface
116        [OfficeToPDFTest FlexibleConvertWithInputFilename:@"the_rime_of_the_ancient_mariner.docx"
117            outputFilename:@"the_rime_of_the_ancient_mariner.pdf"];
118
119        // conversion of RTL content
120        [OfficeToPDFTest FlexibleConvertWithInputFilename:@"factsheet_Arabic.docx"
121            outputFilename:@"factsheet_Arabic.pdf"];
122        [PTPDFNet Terminate: 0];        
123        return 0;
124    }
125}
1//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2// Copyright (c) 2001-2019 by PDFTron Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved.
3// Consult legal.txt regarding legal and license information.
4//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5
6import PDFNet
7import Foundation
8
9//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10// The following sample illustrates how to use the PDF::Convert utility class to convert
11// MS office files to PDF
12//
13// This conversion is performed entirely within the PDFNet and has *no* external or
14// system dependencies dependencies -- Conversion results will be the same whether
15// on Windows, Linux or Android.
16//
17// Please contact us if you have any questions.
18//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19
20class OfficeToPDFTest: NSObject {
21    class func simpleConvert(inputPath: String, outputPath: String) {
22        // Start with a PDFDoc (the conversion destination)
23        let pdfDoc: PTPDFDoc = PTPDFDoc()
24        
25        // perform the conversion with no optional parameters
26        PTConvert.office(toPDF: pdfDoc, in_filename: inputPath, options: nil)
27        
28        pdfDoc.save(toFile: outputPath, flags: e_ptremove_unused.rawValue)
29        
30        print("Saved: \(outputPath)")
31    }
32    
33    class func flexibleConvert(inputPath: String, outputPath: String, pluginPath: String) -> Bool {
34        // Start with a PDFDoc (the conversion destination)
35        let pdfDoc: PTPDFDoc = PTPDFDoc()
36        
37        let options: PTOfficeToPDFOptions = PTOfficeToPDFOptions()
38        options.setSmartSubstitutionPluginPath(pluginPath)
39        
40        // create a conversion object with optional parameters
41        let conversion: PTDocumentConversion = PTConvert.streamingPDFConversion(with: pdfDoc, in_filename: inputPath, options: options)
42        print(String(format: "\(inputPath): %.0f%% \(conversion.getProgressLabel()!)", conversion.getProgress() * 100.0))
43        
44        // convert each page, and report progress
45        while conversion.getStatus() == e_ptIncomplete {
46            conversion.convertNextPage()
47            print(String(format: "\(inputPath): %.0f%% \(conversion.getProgressLabel()!)", conversion.getProgress() * 100.0))
48        }
49        
50        if conversion.tryConvert() == e_ptSuccess {
51            // print out any extra information about the conversion
52            let num_warnings: UInt32 = conversion.getNumWarnings()
53            for i in 0..<num_warnings {
54                print("Warning: \(conversion.getWarningString(i)!)")
55            }
56            
57            //save the result
58            pdfDoc.save(toFile: "\(outputPath)", flags: e_ptremove_unused.rawValue)
59            
60            print("Saved: \(outputPath)")
61            
62            return true
63        }
64        else {
65            print("Encountered an error during conversion: \(conversion.getErrorString()!)")
66        }
67        
68        return false
69    }
70}
71
72func runOfficeToPDFTest() -> Int {
73    return autoreleasepool {
74        var ret = 0
75        
76        
77        do {
78            try PTPDFNet.catchException {
79                do {
80                    let inputPath: String! = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "simple-word_2007", ofType: "docx")
81                    let outputPath: String = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, true)[0]).appendingPathComponent("simple-word_2007_a.pdf").path
82                    
83                    // convert using the simple one-line interface
84                    OfficeToPDFTest.simpleConvert(inputPath: inputPath, outputPath: outputPath)
85                }
86                
87                do {
88                    let inputPath: String! = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "the_rime_of_the_ancient_mariner", ofType: "docx")
89                    let outputPath: String = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, true)[0]).appendingPathComponent("the_rime_of_the_ancient_mariner.pdf").path
90
91                    // convert using the more flexible page-by-page interface
92                    _ = OfficeToPDFTest.flexibleConvert(inputPath: inputPath, outputPath: outputPath, pluginPath: Bundle.main.resourcePath!)
93                }
94                
95                do {
96                    let inputPath: String! = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "wrap_poly_demo", ofType: "docx")
97                    let outputPath: String = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, true)[0]).appendingPathComponent("wrap_poly_demo.pdf").path
98                    
99                    // convert a document with a complex layout
100                    OfficeToPDFTest.simpleConvert(inputPath: inputPath, outputPath: outputPath)
101                }
102            }
103        } catch let e as NSError {
104            print("\(e)")
105            ret = 1
106        }
107        
108        return ret
109    }
110}
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