PDF package

Use the PDF package to automate various operations on a PDF file.

The PDF package enables you to perform the following tasks:
  • Encrypt or decrypt a PDF file.
  • Extract text from a PDF file.
  • Convert a PDF file to an image.
  • Merge several PDF files into a single file.
  • Split a single PDF file into multiple files.
It is not necessary to have a PDF reader installed on your device.

Actions in the PDF package

The PDF package includes the following actions:

Note: The Extract field, Extract image, and Extract text actions in the PDF package are supported only for PDF files that are editable. These packages are not supported for scanned PDF documents that contain the PDF content as images.
Action Description
Decrypt document See Using the Decrypt document action.
Encrypt document See Using the Encrypt document action.
Extract field See Using the Extract field action
Extract image See Using the Extract image action.
Extract text See Using Extract text action from PDF.
Get property See Using the Get property action
Merge documents See Using the Merge documents action.
Split document See Using the Split document action.

When an operation is performed on a PDF file, the file properties are stored in a dictionary variable. See Using a dictionary variable for PDF properties.