OfficeTemplate

Sample Obj-C code for using Apryse SDK to generate a PDF from an Office document template and a JSON string. Does not require any external dependencies or MS Office licenses. Learn more about our iOS SDK and Office Template Generation.

Obj-C

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright (c) 2001-2024 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
// Consult legal.txt regarding legal and license information.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#import <OBJC/PDFNetOBJC.h>
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following sample illustrates how to use the PTConvert utility class
// to convert MS Office files to PDF and replace templated tags present in the document
// with content supplied via json
//
// For a detailed specification of the template format and supported features,
// see: https://docs.apryse.com/core/guides/generate-via-template/data-model/
//
// This conversion is performed entirely within the PDFNet and has *no*
// external or system dependencies -- Conversion results will be
// the same whether on Windows, Linux or Android.
//
// Please contact us if you have any questions.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{

    @autoreleasepool {

        [PTPDFNet Initialize: 0];

        NSString *input_path = @"../../TestFiles/";
        NSString *output_path = @"../../TestFiles/Output/";
        NSString *input_filename = @"SYH_Letter.docx";
        NSString *output_filename = @"SYH_Letter.pdf";
        NSString *json = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"{\"dest_given_name\": \"Janice N.\", "
            @"\"dest_street_address\": \"187 Duizelstraat\", \"dest_surname\": \"Symonds\", "
            @"\"dest_title\": \"Ms.\", \"land_location\": \"225 Parc St., Rochelle, QC \","
            @"\"lease_problem\": \"According to the city records, the lease was initiated in September 2010 and never terminated\", "
            @"\"logo\": {\"image_url\": \"%@logo_red.png\", \"width\" : 64, \"height\" : 64},"
            @"\"sender_name\": \"Arnold Smith\"}", input_path];

        PTOfficeToPDFOptions* options = [[PTOfficeToPDFOptions alloc] init];

	    // Create a TemplateDocument object from an input office file.
	    PTTemplateDocument *template_doc = [PTConvert CreateOfficeTemplate: [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@", input_path, input_filename]
		                                              options: options];

	    // Fill the template with data from a JSON string, producing a PDF document.
		PTPDFDoc *pdf_doc = [template_doc FillTemplateJson: json];

	    // Save the PDF to a file.
        [pdf_doc SaveToFile: [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/%@", output_path, output_filename]
                     flags: e_ptlinearized];

        NSLog(@"Saved %@\n", output_filename);
        NSLog(@"Done.\n");

        [PTPDFNet Terminate: 0];
        return 0;
    }
}

Swift

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright (c) 2001-2019 by PDFTron Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved.
// Consult legal.txt regarding legal and license information.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

import PDFNet
import Foundation

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following sample illustrates how to use the PTConvert utility class
// to convert MS Office files to PDF and replace templated tags present in the document
// with content supplied via json
//
// For a detailed specification of the template format and supported features,
// see: https://docs.apryse.com/core/guides/generate-via-template/data-model/
//
// This conversion is performed entirely within the PDFNet and has *no*
// external or system dependencies -- Conversion results will be
// the same whether on Windows, Linux or Android.
//
// Please contact us if you have any questions.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

func runOfficeToPDFTest() -> Int {
    return autoreleasepool {
        var ret = 0

        do {
            try PTPDFNet.catchException {
                let inputPath: String! = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "SYH_Letter.docx", ofType: "docx")
                let imagePath: String! = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "logo_red.png", ofType: "png")
                let outputPath: String = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, true)[0]).appendingPathComponent("SYH_Letter.pdf").path
                let json: String = String(format:"""
                    "dest_given_name": "Janice N.",
                    "dest_street_address": "187 Duizelstraat",
                    "dest_surname": "Symonds",
                    "dest_title": "Ms.",
                    "land_location": "225 Parc St., Rochelle, QC ",
                    "lease_problem": "According to the city records, the lease was initiated in September 2010 and never terminated",
                    "logo": { "image_url": "%@", "width" : 64, "height":  64 },
                    "sender_name": "Arnold Smith"
                """, imagePath);

                // Start with a PDFDoc (the conversion destination)
                let pdfDoc: PTPDFDoc = PTPDFDoc()

                let options: PTOfficeToPDFOptions = PTOfficeToPDFOptions()
                options.setTemplateParamsJson(json)

		        // perform the conversion with template delimiters and content dictionary
                PTConvert.office(toPDF: pdfDoc, in_filename: inputPath, options: options)

                pdfDoc.save(toFile: outputPath, flags: e_ptremove_unused.rawValue)

                print("Saved: \(outputPath)")
            }
        } catch let e as NSError {
            print("\(e)")
            ret = 1
        }

        return ret
    }
}