PDF to CSV using Ruby
The Ruby gem for extracting data from PDF documents to the CSV files.
Extract tables from textual and scanned PDF documents to comma-separated values CSV files. The Ruby library identifies bordered and border-less tabular structures within pdf documents and extracts these tables to a list of CSV formatted files.
Try for FREEConvertAPI Ruby library install
ConvertAPI provides a Ruby Gem that allows you to perform a PDF to CSV conversion with just a few lines of code. First, install the ConvertAPI Ruby SDK:
gem 'convert_api'
Authenticate your Ruby library
You can obtain your secret key by signing up for a free account. Once you sign up, you'll receive 250 free conversions instantly! Grab your authentication secret from the account dashboard, and authenticate the ConvertAPI Ruby library like this:
ConvertApi.configure do |config|
config.api_secret = 'your-api-secret'
end
Convert PDF to CSV using Ruby in no time!
Once you have your authentication in place, simply copy-paste this pdf to csv conversion code snippet into your Ruby project:
Upload the file and see how it works
You can set up the advanced conversion parameters and test the conversion result online using our interactive demo tool. It will auto-generate the code snippet for you!
Advanced PDF to CSV conversion parameters
Sets the password to open protected documents.
Set page range. Example 1-10 or 1,2,5.
Set fields separator.
Enable optical character recognition(OCR). Set the property to ALL to perform OCR on all pages and Scanned to perform OCR on scanned pages if PDF contains mixed pages - text and image pages.
Values: Scanned All None
Set the OCR language. Ask support to add your language if missing.
Values: ca da nl de es en he pl pt ru sv tr lt