Textextraction also for comments

[cew]

Hi,

is it possible get the text comment texts using textextraction?

Best regards
cew

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

It's possible, by Java-Scripts..

[cew]

It's possible, by Java-Scripts..

Are there any c# examples how to do this using JS?

I think for executing JS it is necessary that the document is loaded in the viewer, right?
How do I get the annotation texts just like using text extraction without any UI?

Best
cew

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello Cew,

In the Viewer SDK Installation folder
(by default: C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Viewer SDK\Examples\C#Examples )
There is a JavaScript folder - which will show you how to execute JS code inside our Viewer AX.
Unfortunately this will require loading the file indeed - you can still perform the JS without user intervention, but you will need to load the file.

Best,
Stefan

[cew]

Hello Cew,
Unfortunately this will require loading the file indeed - you can still perform the JS without user intervention, but you will need to load the file.

No way to extract the texts without UI?

Best,
cew

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello cew,

You could have our Viewer AX sized to 1 by 1 pixel, but you will need to have it inside your application, and load a document before you can execute JS on it. So yes - UI will be needed - even if there is no interaction needed by the user

Best,
Stefan

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

No way to extract the texts without UI?

You may use hidden control also...

[cew]

No UI means the use of a method like PXCp_ReadDocumentW.
In the extraction scenario is not active (visible or hidden) viewer available.

Best
cew

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello Cew,

I am afraid that the answer from our devs is that there is no way to extract comments using xcpro (i.e. without UI).

Best,
Stefan

[cew]

I'm afraid too

What about V3?

Best
cew

[John - Tracker Supp]

It will be possible in V3 - but for sure you will need to enumurate the comments and retrieve the text for each comment found on the page to proceed - for example here is some simple Pseudo code which gives an idea of what it 'should' look like ....

yes, but for sure developer will need to enumerate comment in the document and get text from each of found comments;
pseudo code will be

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CComPtr<IPXC_Page> page;
foreach(page in document)
{
  CComPtr<IPXC_Annotation> comment;
  foreach (comment in page)
  {
    CComBSTR text = comment->Context;
  }
}

Hope that helps

[cew]

Great, hope V3 will be released soon
Thank you

Best regards,
cew

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

We are hard working on it cew!

Best,
Stefan