Convert PCL to SWF on Android via Java
Transform PCL to SWF within your Android Applications without using Microsoft® PowerPoint or Adobe® Acrobat Reader
Why to Convert PCL to SWF
The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a widely used file format for documents. It is a popular choice for sharing documents, as it is platform independent and can be viewed on any device. However, it is not suitable for interactive content. The Shockwave Flash (SWF) format is a popular choice for interactive content, as it is supported by most web browsers. Therefore, it is necessary to convert PCL files to SWF in order to make them interactive.
How Aspose.Total Helps for PCL to SWF Conversion
Aspose.Total for Android via Java is a comprehensive suite of APIs that enables developers to create, edit, and convert documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. It includes Aspose.PDF for Android via Java and Aspose.Slides for Android via Java, which can be used to convert PCL to SWF.
The first step is to export PCL to PPTX by using Aspose.PDF for Android via Java. This API provides a wide range of features for manipulating PDF documents, including the ability to convert PCL to PPTX. After that, Aspose.Slides for Android via Java can be used to convert PPTX to SWF. This API provides a comprehensive set of features for creating, editing, and converting presentations.
By using Aspose.Total for Android via Java, developers can easily integrate PCL to SWF conversion feature inside their Android applications. It is a simple two-step process that can be completed quickly and easily.
Android API to Export PCL to SWF
- Open PCL file using Document class
- Convert PCL to PPTX by using save method
- Load PPTX document by using Presentation class
- Save the document to SWF format using
save
method and set
Swfas SaveFormat
Get Started with Java File Format APIs
You can easily use Aspose.Total for Android via Java directly from Maven and install Aspose.PDF for Android via Java and Aspose.Slides 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 PPTX format
document.save("PptxOutput.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
// instantiate a Presentation object that represents a PPTX file
Presentation presentation = new Presentation("PptxOutput.pptx");
// save the presentation as Swf format
presentation.save("output.swf", SaveFormat.Swf);
Open Password Protected PCL File in Android Apps
While loading PCL file format, your document might be password protected. Aspose.PDF for Android via Java allows you open encrypted documents as well. In order to open the encrypted file, you can initialize new instance of the Document class and pass filename and password as arguments.
// open PCL document
Document doc = new Document("input.pcl", "Your@Password");
// save PCL as PPTX format
document.save("PptxOutput.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
Create Thumbnail Image of SWF File in Android Applications
After converting PCL to SWF, you can also create thumbnail images of your output document. By using rich in feature Aspose.Slides for Android via Java you can generate thumbnail images of the slides by creating and instance of the Presentation class. After that, you can obtain the reference of any desired slide by using its ID or index and get the thumbnail image of the referenced slide on a specified scale.
// instantiate a Presentation object that represents a SWF file
Presentation presentation = new Presentation("output.swf");
// access the first slide
ISlide sld = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0);
// create a full scale image
BufferedImage image = sld.getThumbnail(1f, 1f);
// save the image to disk in PNG format
ImageIO.write(image, "PNG", new java.io.File("Thumbnail_out.png"));