Render PCL to MARKDOWN on Android via Java
Convert PCL to MARKDOWN in mobile apps without installing any software
Why to Convert
PCL (Printer Command Language) is a page description language used to control the printing process. It is used to control the printing process of a variety of printers and is supported by many operating systems. On the other hand, Markdown is a lightweight markup language used to format plain text. It is used to create web pages, documents, and other text-based content. Therefore, it is necessary to convert PCL to Markdown in order to make the content readable and accessible.
How Aspose.Total Helps for PCL to Markdown Conversion
Aspose.Total for Android Java is a comprehensive package of APIs that can be used to integrate PCL to MARKDOWN conversion feature in your mobile apps. It consists of two APIs, Aspose.PDF for Android via Java and Aspose.Words for Android Java. The first API, Aspose.PDF for Android via Java, can be used to convert PCL file to DOC. The second API, Aspose.Words for Android Java, can be used to render DOC to MARKDOWN. This way, Aspose.Total for Android Java helps to integrate PCL to MARKDOWN conversion feature in your mobile apps.
Convert PCL to MARKDOWN on Android via Java
Get Started with Android via Java APIs
You can easily use Aspose.Total for Android via Java directly from Maven and install Aspose.PDF for Android via Java and Aspose.Words for Android via Java in your applications.
Alternatively, you can get a ZIP file from downloads .
// load PCL file with an instance of Document class
Document document = new Document("template.pcl");
// save PCL as a DOC
document.save("DocOutput.doc", SaveFormat.DOC);
// load DOC with an instance of Document
Document outputDocument = new com.aspose.words.Document("DocOutput.doc");
// call save method while passing SaveFormat.MARKDOWN
outputDocument.save("output.markdown", SaveFormat.MARKDOWN);
Get PCL File Information on Android via Java
Before converting PCL to MARKDOWN, you might need information about the document including author, creation date, keywords, modify date, subject, and title. This information is helpful for the decision making for the conversion process. Using the powerful Aspose.PDF for Android via Java API, you can get all of it. To get file-specific information about a PCL file, first get the DocumentInfo object using getInfo method. Once the DocumentInfo object is retrieved, you can get the values of the individual properties.
// load PCL document
Document doc = new Document("template.pcl");
// get document information
DocumentInfo docInfo = doc.getInfo();
// show document information
System.out.println("Author: " + docInfo.getAuthor());
System.out.println("Creation Date: " + docInfo.getCreationDate());
System.out.println("Keywords: " + docInfo.getKeywords());
System.out.println("Modify Date: " + docInfo.getModDate());
System.out.println("Subject: " + docInfo.getSubject());
System.out.println("Title: " + docInfo.getTitle());
Insert Endnotes in MARKDOWN Document in Android Apps
Apart from document conversion, you can also add a bunch of other features inside your Android Applications using Aspose.Words for Android via Java API. One of that feature is inserting endnotes and numbering in MARKDOWN document. If you want to insert a footnote or an endnote in a MARKDOWN document, please use DocumentBuilder.InsertFootnote method. This method inserts a footnote or endnote into the document. EndnoteOptions and FootnoteOptions classes represent numbering options for footnote and endnote.
// load document
Document doc = new Document("input.DOC");
// initialize document builder
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// add text in it
builder.write("Some text");
// insert footnote
builder.insertFootnote(FootnoteType.ENDNOTE, "Endnote text.");
// initialize endnote options
EndnoteOptions option = doc.getEndnoteOptions();
// set restart rule
option.setRestartRule(FootnoteNumberingRule.RESTART_PAGE);
// set position
option.setPosition(EndnotePosition.END_OF_SECTION);
// save the document to disk.
doc.save("output.markdown", SaveFormat.MARKDOWN);