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Make Searchable PDF From Uploaded File - VB.NET

PDF Make Text Searchable or Unsearchable sample in VB.NET demonstrating ‘Make Searchable PDF From Uploaded File’

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Module1.vb

﻿Imports System.IO
Imports System.Net
Imports Newtonsoft.Json
Imports Newtonsoft.Json.Linq

Module Module1

	' The authentication key (API Key).
	' Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
	Const API_KEY As String = "***********************************"

	' Source PDF file
	const SourceFile as String = ".\sample.pdf"
	' Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'.
	const Pages as String = ""
	' PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
	const Password As string = ""
	' OCR language. "eng", "fra", "deu", "spa"  supported currently. Let us know if you need more.
	const Language as String = "eng"
	' Destination PDF file name
	const DestinationFile as string = ".\result.pdf"

	Sub Main()

		' Create standard .NET web client instance
		Dim webClient As WebClient = New WebClient()

		' Set API Key
		webClient.Headers.Add("x-api-key", API_KEY)

		' 1. RETRIEVE THE PRESIGNED URL TO UPLOAD THE FILE.
		' * If you already have a direct file URL, skip to the step 3.

		' Prepare URL for `Get Presigned URL` API call
		Dim query As string = Uri.EscapeUriString(string.Format(
			"https://api.pdf.co/v1/file/upload/get-presigned-url?contenttype=application/octet-stream&name={0}", 
			Path.GetFileName(SourceFile)))

		Try
			' Execute request
			Dim response As string = webClient.DownloadString(query)

			' Parse JSON response
			Dim json As JObject = JObject.Parse(response)

			If json("error").ToObject(Of Boolean) = False Then
				' Get URL to use for the file upload
				Dim uploadUrl As string = json("presignedUrl").ToString()
				' Get URL of uploaded file to use with later API calls
				Dim uploadedFileUrl As string = json("url").ToString()

				' 2. UPLOAD THE FILE TO CLOUD.

				webClient.Headers.Add("content-type", "application/octet-stream")
				webClient.UploadFile(uploadUrl, "PUT", SourceFile) ' You can use UploadData() instead if your file is byte array or Stream

				' Set JSON content type
				webClient.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

				' 3. MAKE UPLOADED PDF FILE SEARCHABLE

				' Prepare URL for `Make Searchable PDF` API call
				Dim url As String = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/makesearchable"

				' Prepare requests params as JSON
				' See documentation: https : //apidocs.pdf.co
				Dim parameters As New Dictionary(Of String, Object)
				parameters.Add("name", Path.GetFileName(DestinationFile))
				parameters.Add("password", Password)
				parameters.Add("pages", Pages)
				parameters.Add("lang", Language)
				parameters.Add("url", uploadedFileUrl)

				' Convert dictionary of params to JSON
				Dim jsonPayload As String = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(parameters)

				' Execute POST request with JSON payload
				response = webClient.UploadString(url, jsonPayload)
				
				' Parse JSON response
				json = JObject.Parse(response)

				If json("error").ToObject(Of Boolean) = False Then
				
					' Get URL of generated PDF file
					Dim resultFileUrl As string = json("url").ToString()

					' Download PDF file
					webClient.DownloadFile(resultFileUrl, DestinationFile)

					Console.WriteLine("Generated PDF file saved as ""{0}"" file.", DestinationFile)

				Else 
					Console.WriteLine(json("message").ToString())
				End If

			End If
			
		Catch ex As WebException
			Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString())
		End Try

		webClient.Dispose()


		Console.WriteLine()
		Console.WriteLine("Press any key...")
		Console.ReadKey()

	End Sub

End Module

Resources.Designer.vb

﻿'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' <auto-generated>
'     This code was generated by a tool.
'     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
'
'     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
'     the code is regenerated.
' </auto-generated>
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option Strict On
Option Explicit On


Namespace My.Resources

	'This class was auto-generated by the StronglyTypedResourceBuilder
	'class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
	'To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
	'with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
	'''<summary>
	'''  A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc.
	'''</summary>
	<Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0"), _
	 Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), _
	 Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(), _
	 Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute()> _
	Friend Module Resources

		Private resourceMan As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager

		Private resourceCulture As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo

		'''<summary>
		'''  Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class.
		'''</summary>
		<Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
		Friend ReadOnly Property ResourceManager() As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager
			Get
				If Object.ReferenceEquals(resourceMan, Nothing) Then
					Dim temp As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager = New Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager("ByteScoutWebApiExample.Resources", GetType(Resources).Assembly)
					resourceMan = temp
				End If
				Return resourceMan
			End Get
		End Property

		'''<summary>
		'''  Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all
		'''  resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class.
		'''</summary>
		<Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
		Friend Property Culture() As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo
			Get
				Return resourceCulture
			End Get
			Set(ByVal value As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo)
				resourceCulture = value
			End Set
		End Property
	End Module
End Namespace

Settings.Designer.vb

﻿'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' <auto-generated>
'     This code was generated by a tool.
'     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
'
'     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
'     the code is regenerated.
' </auto-generated>
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option Strict On
Option Explicit On


Namespace My

	<Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(), _
	 Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "11.0.0.0"), _
	 Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
	Partial Friend NotInheritable Class MySettings
		Inherits Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase

		Private Shared defaultInstance As MySettings = CType(Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(New MySettings), MySettings)

#Region "My.Settings Auto-Save Functionality"
#If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then
        Private Shared addedHandler As Boolean

        Private Shared addedHandlerLockObject As New Object

        <Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
        Private Shared Sub AutoSaveSettings(ByVal sender As Global.System.Object, ByVal e As Global.System.EventArgs)
            If My.Application.SaveMySettingsOnExit Then
                My.Settings.Save()
            End If
        End Sub
#End If
#End Region

		Public Shared ReadOnly Property [Default]() As MySettings
			Get

#If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then
                   If Not addedHandler Then
                        SyncLock addedHandlerLockObject
                            If Not addedHandler Then
                                AddHandler My.Application.Shutdown, AddressOf AutoSaveSettings
                                addedHandler = True
                            End If
                        End SyncLock
                    End If
#End If
				Return defaultInstance
			End Get
		End Property
	End Class
End Namespace

Namespace My

	<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute(), _
	 Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), _
	 Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()> _
	Friend Module MySettingsProperty

		<Global.System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordAttribute("My.Settings")> _
		Friend ReadOnly Property Settings() As Global.ByteScoutWebApiExample.My.MySettings
			Get
				Return Global.ByteScoutWebApiExample.My.MySettings.Default
			End Get
		End Property
	End Module
End Namespace

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Make Searchable PDF From Uploaded File - VB.NET

Module1.vb

Resources.Designer.vb

Settings.Designer.vb

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