Read text from PDF including tables

Read text from pdf including tables using C#, iDiTect.Converter library can help you do it perfectly https://www.iditect.com/tutorial/pdf-to-text/

 

Here is another solution that uses GemBox.Document for reading PDF files and extracting their text content:

Note that this solution, unlike any other, will actually convert the PDF file into a content model which is based of a flow document type. In other words, you would be able to iterate through PDF file's Paragraph and Table elements in the same manner how you would iterate in Word or HTML files.

 

Nevertheless, if you want a "classic" approach of processing PDF file as a fixed document type then you can use GemBox.Pdf:

 I refered the below link :

 

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/forums/how-can-i-load-pdf-file-in-richtext-bx-editor-in-asp-net-mvc

 

I tried parsing my document but its giving me issues its not finding the path i guess.

The error i am getting is :

 

here is my code:

 

public static string ExtractTextFromPdf()
{
// string path = @"C:\Users\product\Downloads\AIRLINE INVOICES\Can't Read\TN-10419-17-18.pdf";
StringBuilder sb;
sb = new StringBuilder();

PDFDocument document = new PDFDocument(@"C:\Users\product\Downloads\AIRLINE INVOICES\Can't Read\TN-10419-17-18.pdf"); //here i am getting exception
PDFParsePagesOptions options = PDFParsePagesOptions.Objects;
document.ParsePages(options, 1, -1);
foreach (PDFDocumentPage page in document.Pages)
{
Console.WriteLine("Page #" + page.PageNumber.ToString() + " Started");
foreach (PDFObject obj in page.Objects)
{
if (obj.ObjectType == PDFObjectType.Text)
{
if (obj.TextProperties.IsEndOfLine)
sb.AppendLine(obj.Code.ToString());
else
sb.Append(obj.Code);
}
}
Console.WriteLine("Page #" + page.PageNumber.ToString() + " finished");
}

return sb.ToString();
} 

With Spire.Pdf dll, not only can you extract all of the text from a PDF document, but also you can extract text from a given page, and extract text from a specific rectangular area within the PDF document.

 

Refer following articles:

 

https://www.e-iceblue.com/Tutorials/Spire.PDF/Spire.PDF-Program-Guide/How-to-Extract-Text-from-PDF-Document-with-C-/VB.NET.html

 

https://www.e-iceblue.com/Tutorials/Spire.PDF/Spire.PDF-Program-Guide/Extract/Read/Extract-Text-from-PDF-Document-using-SimpleTextExtractionStrategy.html

 

https://www.e-iceblue.com/Tutorials/Spire.PDF/Spire.PDF-Program-Guide/Extract/Read/Extract-Text-from-a-Specific-Rectangular-Area-in-PDF-using-C.html 

First try to parse the text objects inside the PDF using PDFDocument.ParsePages() from LEADTOOLS. See this link:

 

I have not used, however you can try this.

 

https://www.pdftron.com/pdfgenie/