PowerBuilder Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Exclude Rotated Margin Text from PDF Extraction

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Demonstrates the "rotatedText" filter. Text that is not aligned with the page, such as a vertical "CONFIDENTIAL" label in the margin, is included by default (after the upright text) and flagged in the quality report; "exclude" leaves it out. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Pdf
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_JsonOut

li_Success = 0

//  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

//  The PDF used in this example is available at rotated_margin.pdf

loo_Pdf = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Pdf.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Pdf")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Pdf
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_Pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/rotated_margin.pdf")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pdf.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Pdf
    return
end if

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JsonOut = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonOut.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

//  The page has a paragraph and, rotated 90 degrees along the left margin, "CONFIDENTIAL - DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION".
li_Success = loo_Pdf.ExtractText("text",loo_Json,loo_JsonOut)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pdf.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Pdf
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_JsonOut
    return
end if

Write-Debug "---- default (rotated text included) ----"
Write-Debug loo_JsonOut.StringOf("text")
Write-Debug "issue: " + loo_JsonOut.StringOf("quality.pages[0].issues[0].code")

loo_Json.UpdateString("rotatedText","exclude")
li_Success = loo_Pdf.ExtractText("text",loo_Json,loo_JsonOut)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pdf.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Pdf
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_JsonOut
    return
end if

Write-Debug "---- rotatedText: exclude ----"
Write-Debug loo_JsonOut.StringOf("text")

//  Sample output:

//  ---- default (rotated text included) ----
//  Restoration Budget Summary
//  
//  Spending for the season came in slightly under the approved budget, largely because the parapet work took less time than expected. The lens loan carries no fee, but the society is responsible for insurance and for the specialist cleaning.
//  
//  CONFIDENTIAL - DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
//  issue: rotatedText
//  ---- rotatedText: exclude ----
//  Restoration Budget Summary
//  
//  Spending for the season came in slightly under the approved budget, largely because the parapet work took less time than expected. The lens loan carries no fee, but the society is responsible for insurance and for the specialist cleaning.


destroy loo_Pdf
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_JsonOut