Convert PDF to Excel with .NET Core
Export PDF to Excel via C# without using Microsoft® Excel or Adobe® Acrobat Reader
Why Convert PDF to Excel formats via .NET Code?
Converting PDF files to Excel formats via .NET serves several important purposes. Firstly, Excel is a powerful tool for data analysis, organization, and manipulation. By converting PDFs to Excel, you can transform static PDF data into dynamic and editable spreadsheets, allowing for advanced calculations, charting, and deeper data insights. Secondly, it enhances data compatibility by enabling the seamless transfer of information from PDFs into the versatile Excel format. This compatibility ensures that data can be easily integrated into various applications, databases, and reporting tools, making it more accessible and functional. Finally, .NET libraries and APIs simplify the conversion process, allowing developers to automate the extraction and transformation of data, saving time and improving workflow efficiency.
How to Convert PDF to Excel Offline with Aspose.Total?
Aspose.Total for .NET
provides an efficient solution for converting PDF files to Excel formats using .NET, C#, ASP.NET, and VB.NET applications. The conversion process is simple and involves two API’s from the Aspose product suite, namely
Aspose.PDF for .NET
and
Aspose.Cells for .NET
.
To begin, Aspose.PDF for .NET allows the export of PDF files to XLSX format. This API provides a range of options and settings for exporting PDF files to Excel, enabling developers to control the conversion process. Once the PDF file is exported to XLSX format, the Aspose.Cells for .NET Spreadsheet Programming API can be used to convert the XLSX file to Excel format. This API offers comprehensive functionality to manipulate and convert Excel files, allowing for a seamless conversion process.
How to Convert PDF to Excel with .NET?
- Load PDF file using Document class
- Convert PDF to XLSX by using Document.Save method
- Load XLSX document by using Workbook class
- Save the document to CSV format using
Workbook.Save
method and set
Csvas SaveFormat
PDF to Excel Converter Requirements
Install from command line as nuget install Aspose.Total or via Package Manager Console of Visual Studio with Install-Package Aspose.Total. Alternatively, get the offline MSI installer or DLLs in a ZIP file from
downloads
| // supports PDF, CGM, EPUB, TeX, PCL, PS, SVG, XPS, MD, MHTML, XML, and XSLFO file format | |
| // load PDF as input file format with an instance of Document class | |
| var document = new Document("template.pdf"); | |
| // save document in XLSX format | |
| document.Save("excel_output.xlsx", Aspose.Pdf.SaveFormat.Xlsx); | |
| // load the XLSX file in an instance of Workbook | |
| var book = new Workbook("excel_output.xlsx"); | |
| // supports XLSB, XLSM, XLT, XLTX, XLTM, XLAM, CSV, TSV, TXT, ODS, DIF, MD, SXC, and FODS file format | |
| // save input document as CSV | |
| book.Save("output.csv", Aspose.Cells.SaveFormat.Auto); |
Convert Protected PDF to Excel via C#
If your PDF document is password protected, you cannot convert it to Excel without the password. Using the API, you can first open the protected document using a valid password and convert it after it. In order to open the encrypted file, you can initialize a new instance of the Document class and pass the filename and password as arguments.
| // supports PDF, CGM, EPUB, TeX, PCL, PS, SVG, XPS, MD, MHTML, XML, and XSLFO input file formats | |
| // open password protected PDF document | |
| Document doc = new Document("input.pdf", "Your@Password"); | |
| // save document in XLSX format | |
| document.Save("excel_output.xlsx", Aspose.Pdf.SaveFormat.Xlsx); | |
| // load the XLSX file in an instance of Workbook | |
| var book = new Workbook("excel_output.xlsx"); | |
| // supports XLSB, XLSM, XLT, XLTX, XLTM, XLAM, CSV, TSV, TXT, ODS, DIF, MD, SXC, and FODS file format | |
| // save input document as CSV | |
| book.Save("output.csv", Aspose.Cells.SaveFormat.Auto); |
Convert PDF to Excel with Watermark via C#
While converting PDF file to Excel, you can also add watermark to your output Excel file format. In order to add a watermark, you can create a new Workbook object and open the converted XLSX document, select Worksheet via its index, create a Shape and use its AddTextEffect function. After that you can save your XLSX document as Excel with Watermark.
| // supports PDF, CGM, EPUB, TeX, PCL, PS, SVG, XPS, MD, MHTML, XML, and XSLFO file format | |
| // load PDF as input file format with an instance of Document class | |
| var document = new Document("template.pdf"); | |
| // save document in XLSX format | |
| document.Save("excel_output.xlsx", Aspose.Pdf.SaveFormat.Xlsx); | |
| // load the XLSX file in an instance of Workbook | |
| var book = new Workbook("excel_output.xlsx"); | |
| // get the first default sheet | |
| var sheet = book.Worksheets[0]; | |
| // add a new shape to ShapesCollection of Worksheet | |
| var wordart = sheet.Shapes.AddTextEffect(Aspose.Cells.Drawing.MsoPresetTextEffect.TextEffect1, | |
| "CONFIDENTIAL", "Arial Black", 50, false, true, 18, 8, 1, 1, 130, 800); | |
| // supports XLSB, XLSM, XLT, XLTX, XLTM, XLAM, CSV, TSV, TXT, ODS, DIF, MD, SXC, and FODS file format | |
| // save input document as CSV | |
| book.Save("output.csv", Aspose.Cells.SaveFormat.Auto); |
Transforming PDF File to EXCEL Programmatically : Use Cases
Converting PDF Files into Excel Formats Is Essential to Unlock Full Potential of Data Analysis Capabilities.
The conversion of PDF files into Excel formats is necessary to unlock the full potential of your data analysis capabilities. This conversion enables you to:
Use Cases:
- Business Intelligence and Reporting: Convert PDF files to analyze sales trends, track customer behavior, and identify market patterns.
- E-learning and Training Development: Use Excel to create interactive lessons, quizzes, and assessments from PDF-based course materials.
- Financial Analysis and Forecasting: Convert PDF files to extract financial data, perform calculations, and generate predictions.
- Research and Academic Purposes: Use Excel to analyze and visualize data from PDF-based research papers, reports, and articles.
- Compliance and Regulatory Reporting: Convert PDF files to create electronic records, track compliance, and ensure regulatory adherence.