> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.apryse.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.apryse.com/ios/get-started/samples/officetemplatetest.md). # 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. 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](/ios/guides.md) and [Office Template Generation](/core/create/generate-via-template.md). {% tabs %} {% tab title="Obj-C" %} {% code lineNumbers="true" %} ```objc //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Copyright (c) 2001-2024 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved. // Consult legal.txt regarding legal and license information. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #import #import //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // 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; } } ``` {% endcode %} {% endtab %} {% tab title="Swift" %} {% code lineNumbers="true" %} ```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 } } ``` {% endcode %} {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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