convert_pdf: Convert PDF Tables to format more amenable to analysis

In pdftables: Programmatic Conversion of PDF Tables

Description

Convert PDF Tables to format more amenable to analysis

Usage

convert_pdf(input_file, output_file = NULL, format = "csv",
  message = TRUE, api_key = Sys.getenv("pdftable_api"))

Arguments

input_file	The PDF file to be converted
output_file	The desired name for the output file
format	One of 'csv', 'xlm', 'xlsx-single', 'xlsx-multiple'
message	If TRUE, outputs a message that conversion was successful
api_key	Your API key (from https://pdftables.com)

Value

Creates an output file with the converted PDF table

Examples

## Not run: 
write.csv(head(iris), file = "test.csv", row.names = FALSE)

# Open test.csv and print as PDF to "test.pdf"

convert_pdf("test.pdf", "test2.csv")

## End(Not run)

pdftables documentation built on May 2, 2019, 6:09 a.m.