pdftables (version 0.1)

convert_pdf: Convert PDF Tables to format more amenable to analysis

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)