Convert a PDF File to Excel File using iTextSharp using C# .Net

Here I have created sample that let you to upload PDF File and Export it to Excel File

HTML

<div>
    Upload PDF File :<asp:FileUpload ID="fuPdfUpload" runat="server" />
    <asp:Button ID="btnExportToExcel" Text="Export To Excel" OnClick="ExportToExcel" runat="server" />
</div>

Namespaces

using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.parser;

Code

protected void ExportToExcel(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (this.fuPdfUpload.HasFile)
    {
        string file = Path.GetFullPath(fuPdfUpload.PostedFile.FileName);
        this.ExportPDFToExcel(file);
    }
}

private void ExportPDFToExcel(string fileName)
{
    StringBuilder text = new StringBuilder();
    PdfReader pdfReader = new PdfReader(fileName);
    for (int page = 1; page <= pdfReader.NumberOfPages; page++)
    {
        ITextExtractionStrategy strategy = new LocationTextExtractionStrategy();
        string currentText = PdfTextExtractor.GetTextFromPage(pdfReader, page, strategy);
        currentText = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Encoding.Convert(Encoding.Default, Encoding.UTF8, Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(currentText)));
        text.Append(currentText);
        pdfReader.Close();
    }
    Response.Clear();
    Response.Buffer = true;
    Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename=ReceiptExport.xls");
    Response.Charset = "";
    Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel";
    Response.Write(text);
    Response.Flush();
    Response.End();
}

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