Render PDF to PS on Android via Java
Convert PDF to PS in mobile apps without installing any software
Why to Convert
PDF to PS conversion is a useful feature for mobile apps. PostScript (PS) is a page description language used by printers to render documents. It is a vector-based language, which means that it can be scaled to any size without losing quality. This makes it ideal for printing documents, as it can be used to create high-quality prints.
How Aspose.Total Helps for PDF to PS Conversion
Aspose.Total for Android Java is a comprehensive package of APIs that can be used to integrate PDF to PS conversion feature in mobile apps. It includes two APIs, Aspose.PDF for Android via Java and Aspose.Words for Android Java. The first API can be used to convert PDF files to DOC format, while the second API can be used to render DOC to PS. This makes it easy to integrate PDF to PS conversion feature in mobile apps. Moreover, Aspose.Total for Android Java is a cost-effective solution, as it provides all the necessary APIs in one package.
Convert PDF to PS 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 PDF file with an instance of Document class
Document document = new Document("template.pdf");
// save PDF 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.PS
outputDocument.save("output.ps", SaveFormat.PS);
Get PDF File Information on Android via Java
Before converting PDF to PS, 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 PDF 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 PDF document
Document doc = new Document("template.pdf");
// 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 PS 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 PS document. If you want to insert a footnote or an endnote in a PS 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.ps", SaveFormat.PS);