The usage step of CZ-Pdf2Txt COM
You can use CZ-Pdf2Txt COM to convert pdf to text in following ways:
1. As Execute Program
2. As Plug-ins of Adobe Acrobat
a. Batch Convert
b. Current Convert
3. As COM/command line interface
a. command line interface
b. COM interface
1. Use CZ-Pdf2Txt COM As Execute Program
You only click "start" menu -> "program" menu -> "CZ-Pdf2Txt COM Demo" menu -> "CZ-Pdf2Txt COM" menu, then show the following dialog.
How does "Manual Convert" work?
Please click "Manual Convert" tab sheet, you can simply press the "add files" button, then select the files to batch conversion list with ctrl or shift key, or click the "add folders" button to select the file folder. finally press the "convert" button, in a short time you will have finished conversion!
How does "Folder Watcher" work?
Please click "Folder Watcher" tab sheet, then click "Add Watch" button, and show a "Add Watch" dialog, and input "Source File Path", "Dest File Path" and "File Filter", press "OK" button, you will add a file watch to folder watcher list. finally press "Start Watch" button, while the word documents are copied to the source path, then this folder watcher can automatically convert them into viewable html format of dest file path.
2. Use CZ-Pdf2Txt COM As Plug-ins of Adobe Acrobat
a. Batch Convert
If you want to batch convert pdf to text, you can involve the following steps:
1). Simply run Acrobat, Going to the "ConvertZone" menu -> Selecting "CZ-Pdf2Txt COM"-> Selecting "Batch Convert". CZ-Pdf2Txt COM displays the following dialog box:
2). Select delimit symbol in table of pdf, you can appoint tab, comma, blank, semicolon, or other char as the delimit symbol.
3). Select the pdf files you want to convert, use ctrl key to multi-select or use mouse to multi-select, then click "open" button.
4). After the conversion process, you can find the new generating text files in same directory.
b. Current Convert
If you want to convert selected pages from current pdf file, you can Involve the following steps:
1). Simply run Acrobat, open the pdf file converted, going to the "ConvertZone" menu -> selecting "CZ-Pdf2Txt COM"-> selecting "Convert Current Pdf". CZ-Pdf2Txt displays the following dialog box:
2). Select delimit symbol in table of pdf, you can appoint tab, comma, blank, semicolon, or other char as the delimit symbol.
3). You can choose either "All Pages", "Current Page" or "Pages" to convert. then simple click "Convert Current" button.
4). After the conversion process, you can find the new generating text files in same directory.
3. Use CZ-Pdf2Txt COM As COM/command line interface
How to use command line run?
usage: cz-pdf2txt <file path> [/f:<dest file format code>] [/d:dest path] [/s] [/h] [/?]
<file path> | the path and files want to be converted, for example, d:\*.pdf |
| [/f:<dest file format code>] | destination file format code the format code list is following: 2 text file (default value) -4 CSV (comma delimited) file -5 tab text (tab delimited) file -6 semicolon text (semicolon delimited) file you can find file format code in GUI, please see following red frame.  |
[/d:dest path] | the dest file path |
/s | include the files in subfolders |
/? | show help |
example 1:
convert all pdf files in disk d to CSV files, the dest path is d:\dest
cz-pdf2txt d:\*.pdf /f:-4 /d:d:\dest /s
example 2:
convert all pdf files in d:\ dir to tab text files and include subfolders
cz-pdf2txt d:\*.pdf /f:-5 /h /s
What's CZ-Pdf2Txt COM Methods?
ConvertFolder Method
Convert pdf files in folder to text files.
Syntax
strValue = oCZPdf2TxtCOM.ConvertFolder(SrcFilePath,DestFilePath,DestFileFormat,IsSubFolder,Option)Parameters
String specifying source file path, for example "c:\*.pdf"
DestFilePath
String specifying destination file path, if blank then convert to current path.
DestFileFormat
String specifying destination file format. and you can find destination file format code in gui, please see following red frame.
IsSubFolder
Boolean. Flag that indicates whether convert file of sub folder. If true, convert file of sub folder. If false, do not convert file of sub folder.
Option
String, reserve.
Returns
String, return the conversion error reason, if return is blank, then convert successfully, otherwise is error reason.
VB Example
The following VB example convert "c:\*.pdf" to CSV text file, not include file of sub-folder, the conversion result is in "d:\":
dim ConvertCom as object
dim sResult as string
set ConvertCom=CreateObject("CZPdf2Txt.ConvertApplication")
sResult=ConvertCom.ConvertFolder("c:\*.pdf","d:\","-4",false,"")
if sResult="" then
msgbox "Convert OK!"
else
msgbox "Convert Failure, error reason is" & sResult
set ConvertCom=nothing
DELPHI Example
The following DELPHI example convert "c:\*.pdf" to TAB text file, not include file of sub-folder, the conversion result is in "d:\":
var ConvertCom: Variant;
sResult:string;
ConvertCom := CreateOleObject('CZPdf2Txt.ConvertApplication');
sResult:=ConvertCom.ConvertFolder('c:\*.pdf','d:\',"-5",false,'');
if sResult='' then
showmessage('Convert OK!')
else
showmessage('Convert failure, error reason is ' + sResult);
ConvertCom:=UnAssigned;
How to use COM component/object in DELPHI?
1. COM Init
Example:
var ConvertCom: Variant;
ConvertCom := CreateOleObject('CZPdf2Txt.ConvertApplication');
2. COM Method
Example:
sResult:=ConvertCom.ConvertFolder('c:\*.pdf','d:\',"-4",false,'');
3. Close COM
Example:
ConvertCom:=UnAssigned;
Please click here to download the complete delphi 5.0 example.
How to use COM component/object in VB?
1. COM Init
Example:
set ConvertCom=createObject("CZPdf2Txt.ConvertApplication")
2. Com Method
Example:
result=ConvertCom.ConvertFolder("c:\*.pdf","d:\","-5",false,"")
3. Close COM
Example:
set ConvertCom=nothing