How to Extract Text from PDF in .NET

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Compared with other popular image and document file formats, PDF is freely to use and ensure more safety. But sometimes, if readers are interested in some content on PDF document, it may be a little difficult to get the content out. That is because you cannot simply copy PDF content and past it out with original layout. Fortunately, you can find a .NET solution on this online tutorial. And detailed .NET APIs and programming examples are illustrated in the following parts.

pqScan .NET PDF to Text Extractor DLL can be easily used to extract text from PDF file and convert PDF to txt file. It is a standalone library component developed in .NET Framework and can be easily used in any type of .NET application. Both Visual C# & Visual Basic .NET programming languages are supported.

public bool LoadPDF(string fileName);
public bool LoadPDF(Stream stream);

public int PageCount;

public String ToText(int pageIndex);
public String ToText();

public void ToTextFile(string fileName);