Hi All,Does Test Complete interact with pdf files?OrCan we validate data on pdf files with TestComplete?If yes then how it can be done, if No then is there any other alternative to do so.Your help will be really appreciated. ThanksRegards,Nachiket

Hi Nachiket,Generally speaking, the contents of PDF file is closed for external applications unless the PDF is created in a special way.Have a look here for a possible approach: http://smartbear.com/forums/f79/t82182/read-table-contents-in-pdf-opened-in-diffferent

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AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
12 years ago
Hi Nachiket,

Generally speaking, the contents of PDF file is closed for external applications unless the PDF is created in a special way.

Have a look here for a possible approach: http://smartbear.com/forums/f79/t82182/read-table-contents-in-pdf-opened-in-diffferent
LinoTadros
Community Hero
12 years ago
1- You can integrate BeyondCompare for File comparison into TestComplete really easy and then you will be able to compare PDF binary files.

2- The PDF format is OPEN architecture from Adobe and has an established API. You can access the objects inside of a PDF document and store in TestComplete for future Object Checkpoint.

Thanks

-Lino
- hhagay
  Contributor
  9 years ago
  Hello Lino
  
  Can you include some code samples, or snippets of a code you implemented to verify PDF?
  
  Thank youi
  - AlexKaras
    Champion Level 3
    9 years ago
    Hi,
    
    The code depends on your actual needs.
    
    There are several possible options discussed on this forum several times in different threads:
    
    -- Like it is mentioned in the thread referenced above, you may use some third-party utility (e.g. pdfToText) to export the content of your pdf to the text file and use this file. Also Foxit PDF reader: https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-Functional-Web/How-to-read-a-pdf-file-using-TestComplete/m-p/64842#M5563;
    
    -- You may try to use MSAA like it is mentioned here: https://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/65847/, https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-Functional-Web/how-to-get-the-content-of-a-pdf-file-on-window/m-p/60189#M1721;
    
    -- pdfbox library can be used as well: https://support.smartbear.com/articles/testcomplete/testing-pdf-files-with-testcomplete/, https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-Desktop-Testing/Compare-pdf-files/m-p/122339, http://community.smartbear.com/t5/Functional-Web-Testing/Unable-to-read-pdf-dotNET-org-apache-pdfbox-pdmodel-PDDocument/td-p/94722, https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-Functional-Web/Getting-exception-while-trying-to-read-PDF-file-using-pdfbox-dll/td-p/85511;
    
    -- You may consider getting pictures of your pdf pages and visually validate them using, for example, the functionality provided by https://applitools.com/.

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