How to export text from annotation fields in Nuance Power PDF to Excel using VBA? - excel

Question

I am trying to export some text from annotation fields in Nuance Power PDF to Excel using VBA. I added the Nuance Power PDF reference to Excel VBA (PDF Plus).
I used it and it works well but the text returned from fields is empty.
Set PDFApp = CreateObject("NuancePDF.App")
Set dvDoc = CreateObject("NuancePDF.DVDoc")
dvDoc.Open("\\adpdc-2\Users$\a.goudinoux\Documents\Macro Formulaire\fiche.pdf")
Set ddDoc = dvDoc.GetDDDoc()
Set ddPage = ddDoc.AcquirePage(0)
nbannots = ddPage.GetNumAnnots() - 1
For i = 0 To nbannots
Texte = ""
Set ddAnnot = ddPage.GetAnnot(i)
Set ddText = ddDoc.CreateTextSelect(0, ddAnnot.GetRect())
ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1).Cells(1, i) = ddAnnot.GetTitle()
For k = 0 To ddText.GetNumText()
Texte = Texte & ddText.GetText(k)
Next
ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1).Cells(2, i) = Texte
Next
Part of the PDF document :
Results :
As you can see the first line is working but not the second one.
I thought the problem was with ddText but ddText.GetNumText() gives the right number of text elements in the text selection (ex : 2, 5, 4, etc...) when I run my program in Debug Mode.
I think the problem is from the function GetText(k).
I made it work once but I can't find my code back..
Do you see any mistake ?

Answer 1

Either your annotations are more complex than indicated or you're overthinking it.
Just read the annotation with GetContents and call it a day.
Set PDFApp = CreateObject("NuancePDF.App")
Set dvDoc = CreateObject("NuancePDF.DVDoc")
dvDoc.Open("\\adpdc-2\Users$\a.goudinoux\Documents\Macro Formulaire\fiche.pdf")
Set ddDoc = dvDoc.GetDDDoc()
Set ddPage = ddDoc.AcquirePage(0)
nbannots = ddPage.GetNumAnnots() - 1
For i = 0 To nbannots
Set ddAnnot = ddPage.GetAnnot(i)
ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1).Cells(1, i) = ddAnnot.GetTitle
ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1).Cells(2, i) = ddAnnot.GetContents
Next i