<pdfDocument variable>.Extract (Function)

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<pdfDocument variable>.Extract (Function)

In french: <Variable pdfDocument>.Extrait

Creates a new PDF document from individual pages extracted from an existing PDF file.

This function is available for iPhone/iPad applications starting with version 2025 Update 1.

Example

MySourcePDF is pdfDocument
MyTargetPDF is pdfDocument
MySourcePDF = "C:\Temp\My_source_PDF.pdf"
// Extract pages 3, 10, 15 to 16 and 36
MyTargetPDF = MySourcePDF.Extract("3,10,15-16,36")
IF ErrorOccurred THEN
	Error(ErrorInfo(errFullDetails))
	RETURN
END
MyTargetPDF.Save("C:\Temp\My_target_PDF.pdf")

Syntax

<Result> = <Source PDF file>.Extracts(<Pages to extract> [, <Password>])

<Result>: pdfDocument variable

pdfDocument variable corresponding to the new PDF file that contains the extracted page(s).

<Source PDF file>: pdfDocument variable

Name of the pdfDocument variable corresponding to the PDF file from which the page(s) are to be extracted.

<Pages to extract>: Character string

List of pages to extract. The individual pages to be extracted must be separated by a comma (","). To specify a set of pages, the first and last pages of the set must be separated by a hyphen ("-"). For example: "1-10, 15-18, 35"

<Password>: Optional character string

Password of the PDF document.

Component: wd300pdf.dll