Solid Framework Code Sample

This is a concise sample to help get Solid Framework up and running. It has been tested with the Free Developer License for Solid Framework using different versions of Microsoft's Visual Studio.

Extract Text from Existing PDF Files

To extract text we will use the SolidFramework.Converters.PdfToTextConverter.

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Steps for using the PdfToTextConverter object

1. Import the trial Developer License:
   
   
   License.Import(new StreamReader(@"C:\Users\Joe\license.xml"));
   
   
2. Locate the PDF files to using OpenFileDialog:
   
   
   OpenFileDialog OpFile = new OpenFileDialog();
   //show only PDF Files
   OpFile.Filter = "PDF Files (*.pdf)|*.pdf";
   
   if (OpFile.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
   {
   ...
   
   
3. Define strings to manage opening files:
   
   
   String PdfFullPath = OpFile.FileName;
   
   
4. Extract the text using PDFtoTextConverter:
   
   
   using (PdfToTextConverter converter = new PdfToTextConverter())
   {
   //Add the selected file
     converter.AddSourceFile(PdfFullPath);
   
   //Force the file to be overwritten
     converter.OverwriteMode = SolidFramework.Plumbing.OverwriteMode.ForceOverwrite;
   
   // Select where to save the file
    converter.OutputDirectory = @"C:\Users\nelson\Documents\samples\SF Documents Tutorials";
   
   //Convert the File, Saving it as the same name but with the extension .txt
   converter.Convert();
   }
   ...