Edit Word or PDF file in Ruby SDK

Use REST API to edit files in Ruby programmatically

When developers modify a document with the given Ruby solution, what is actually being edited is the Document Object Model (DOM). Thus, almost any changes can be made to the document represented as DOM. With the provided Ruby SDK, developers can easily edit a document: modify text, update tables, add images and so on. Just load your Word, PDF or file in a supported load format, make the necessary changes programmatically and export the result to a supported save format.

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Edit document in Ruby using REST API

Our Ruby library gives developers the ability to modify a document directly by editing its Document Object Model (DOM), which means no additional software needs to be installed.

It is important to know that using this Ruby solution, you can edit a document in any supported format. For example, it is possible to load a file in PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, ODT, EPUB, HTML and other formats, and then modify this file and save it in the same format or in any other supported format.

Edit text in Ruby

The most popular case to edit Word, PDF or any other document is text editing. With the given software solution, you can add, modify or delete text using Ruby within the document.

Edit table in Ruby

Another popular document editing option is table editing. Our Ruby SDK allows you to work with tables and text in table cells.

Ruby developers can add or remove table and table cells, as well as add, edit and remove text within them.

Add an image to a document using Ruby

Besides editing text and tables, there is another common option: adding images to a document in Ruby. Ruby developers can also add an image into a file using DOM.

Edit a document online

Try this powerful Ruby SDK and evaluate some options in document editing. Using the following example, load your document and make some changes: add text, add a table and a table cell with text or insert an image into the document:

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require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input.docx')
request_paragraph = ParagraphInsert.new({:Text => 'Morbi enim nunc faucibus a.'})
insert_paragraph_request = InsertParagraphOnlineRequest.new(document: request_document, 
   paragraph: request_paragraph)
insert_paragraph = @words_api.insert_paragraph_online(insert_paragraph_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_paragraph.document.values[0], format: 'docx')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input.docx')
request_table = TableInsert.new({:ColumnsCount => 1, :RowsCount => 2})
insert_table_request = InsertTableOnlineRequest.new(document: request_document, 
   table: request_table, node_path: '')
insert_table = @words_api.insert_table_online(insert_table_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_table.document.values[0], format: 'docx')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input1.docx')
request_drawing_object = DrawingObjectInsert.new({:Height => 0, :Left => 0, :Top => 0, 
   :Width => 0, :RelativeHorizontalPosition => 'Margin', 
      :RelativeVerticalPosition => 'Margin', :WrapType => 'Inline'})
request_image_file = File.open('Input2.docx')
insert_drawing_object_request = InsertDrawingObjectOnlineRequest.new(
   document: request_document, drawing_object: request_drawing_object, 
      image_file: request_image_file, node_path: 'sections/0')
insert_drawing_object = @words_api.insert_drawing_object_online(insert_drawing_object_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_drawing_object.document.values[0], format: 'docx')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
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How to edit a document Word, PDF, HTML Ruby REST API

  1. Install Aspose.Words Cloud for Ruby
  2. Add a library reference (import the library) to your Ruby project
  3. Load a document to edit in Ruby
  4. Insert content at the beginning of the document
  5. Download the result document from the cloud storage

Ruby library to use document editing

Install Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Ruby using RubyGems hosting service. Run gem install aspose_words_cloud to install the package. As an alternative, you can manually clone Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Ruby source code from GitHub and use it in your project. Please follow these Instructions to quickly get the necessary security credentials and access our REST API.

System Requirements

Ruby 2.6 or newer

Refer to the Repository Documentation to see the details.

Most popular formats for edit operations

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