extractDocument

Extracts a page range from a stored PDF file and saves it to a new PDF file in the file upload location.

Syntax

function extractDocument(sourceRealName: string, destinationName: string, startPage: number, endPage: number): string
 
Parameter Description
sourceRealName Unique internal ID of the source PDF file (real name).
destinationName File name assigned to the extracted PDF.
startPage Page number of the source PDF file where the page range extraction starts.
endPage Page number of the source PDF file where the page range extraction ends.
NOTE  
If you wish to extract a single page, enter the same value for startPage and endPage.

Return Value

Returns a string containing the extracted PDF's real name.

Examples

In this example:

  • We extract the pages 5 through 8 of the Contract_f4340f5d-d639-4769-9a8e-5db40328d449.pdf file.
  • We save the extracted pages in a file called contract5_8.pdf.
  • We save the real name of the extracted file in a variable called message.
  • We display the message variable on screen. For details on how to display messages, see setMessage.
message = extractDocument('Contract_f4340f5d-d639-4769-9a8e-5db40328d449.pdf', 'contract5_8', 5, 8);
setMessage(message);

In this example:

  • We extract the cover page (page range 1 through 1) of the Contract_f4340f5d-d639-4769-9a8e-5db40328d449.pdf file.
  • We save the extracted pages in a file called contract_cover.pdf.
  • We save the real name of the extracted file in a variable called message.
  • We display the message variable on screen. For details on how to display messages, see setMessage.
message = extractDocument('Contract_f4340f5d-d639-4769-9a8e-5db40328d449.pdf', 'contract_cover', 1, 1);
setMessage(message);

In this example:

  • We extract the contents (page range 2 through the total page count) of the Contract_f4340f5d-d639-4769-9a8e-5db40328d449.pdf file. For details on how to get the page count of a PDF file, see getPageCount.
  • We save the extracted pages in a file called contract_contents.pdf.
  • We save the real name of the extracted file in a variable called message.
  • We display the message variable on screen. For details on how to display messages, see setMessage.
message = extractDocument('Contract_f4340f5d-d639-4769-9a8e-5db40328d449.pdf', 'contract_contents', 1, getPageCount('Contract_f4340f5d-d639-4769-9a8e-5db40328d449.pdf'));
setMessage(message);