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Hello all,
I know that SharePoint has the facility to convert documents from Word to PDF using the Word Conversion Service, and I've worked with it in C# using the object model.
We have a client request for the opposite process. They have an email-enabled document library that receives PDF documents...they would like these converted to Word (.docx).
I'm believe that SharePoint 2013 Word Automation Service has no way to do this (although I could be wrong); and I'm not sure of the object model either. However, in Office Web Apps you can open a PDF file in the browser, and the form has a button labeled
"Edit in Word". When selected, it shows a message: "Word Web App will make a copy of your PDF and convert it to a Word document for you to edit."
Is there a way to access the SharePoint Office Web Apps object model/API in code, to do the same thing that the "Edit in Word" button does? It would be great to be able to hook into those methods, if possible.
Thanks for your help.
Kind Regards,
Kevin Worthington, Senior Consultant
Sogeti USA

Hi,
According to your post, you want to convert the pdf file to word format.
For converting the pdf file to word format, a workaround is that you can read the content of PDF file out and then construct a Word document using C#.
Here are some detailed articles about how to read content from pdf file using C#
http://jadn.co.uk/w/ReadPdfUsingCsharp.htm
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/4a9fb479-b48e-4366-ad39-02b2dac674f5/read-pdf-content-into-text-file-using-cnet
http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/387327/Convert-PDF-file-content-into-string-using-Csharp
Here are some detailed articles about how to create docx file using C#:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/660478/Csharp-Create-and-Manipulate-Word-Documents-Progra
Best regards

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