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Shahzad Ashraf
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Streamline CSV Text Extraction in Java Using Cloud API

Dealing with CSV files is a common task for many developers, particularly when working with structured data. For Java developers, parsing and deriving useful information from CSV can occasionally be a lengthy process without appropriate tools. This is where the GroupDocs.Parser Cloud Java SDK proves beneficial. With its user-friendly Cloud API and support for Java REST API, it streamlines the extraction of text from CSV, making the procedure efficient, straightforward, and developer-oriented.

In this article, we will guide you on how to extract text from CSV using the GroupDocs.Parser Cloud SDK in Java. You will discover how simple it is to integrate this SDK into your applications, connect to the cloud, and handle CSV files programmatically. By utilizing the features of the SDK, developers can concentrate on their application logic while the complex tasks of parsing and text extraction are efficiently managed by the cloud service.

This method is especially valuable for developers creating data-driven applications, analytic tools, or workflows for document automation. Rather than manually analyzing rows and columns, the GroupDocs Cloud Java SDK offers dependable functions that conserve time and diminish the possibility of errors. If you are engaged in projects that depend on extracting and managing structured text, this SDK could significantly enhance your productivity.

Explore the full tutorial by following this link.

Working code example:

package com.groupdocs;
import com.groupdocs.cloud.parser.client.*;
import com.groupdocs.cloud.parser.api.*;
import com.groupdocs.cloud.parser.model.*;
import com.groupdocs.cloud.parser.model.requests.*;
import java.io.FileWriter;

public class ExtractTextFromCSV {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Configure your API credentials
        String MyAppKey = "your-app-key";
        String MyAppSid = "your-app-sid";
        Configuration configuration = new Configuration(MyAppKey, MyAppSid);

        // Initialize ParseApi for text extraction
        ParseApi parseApi = new ParseApi(configuration);

        try {
            // Set cloud storage based source CSV file
            FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo();
            fileInfo.setFilePath("SampleFiles/source.csv");

            // Define text extraction options
            TextOptions textOptions = new TextOptions();
            textOptions.setFileInfo(fileInfo);

            // Send and process the text extraction request
            TextRequest textRequest = new TextRequest(textOptions);
            TextResult response = parseApi.text(textRequest);

            String extractedText = response.getText();

            // Save extracted text to a local file
            String localFilePath = "D:\\Example Files\\extracted-text.txt";
            FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(localFilePath);
                writer.write(extractedText);
                writer.close();

            System.out.println("Text extracted and saved to a local file.");

        } catch (Exception e) {

            System.err.println("Exception occurred: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}
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