Brian O'Neill

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Technical Writer at Cloudmersive

Company website: https://cloudmersive.com/

Pleasanton, US

Joined Jun 2020

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A Technical Writer and Media Content creator with a passion for communicating complex ideas.

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How to Get Plain Text From Common Documents in Java

Image-based documents require OCR for text extraction, but text-based documents don't. Here, learn ways to extract plain text from text-based documents.

October 30, 2024

· 6,302 Views · 5 Likes

How to Convert HTML to DOCX in Java

Converting HTML to DOCX makes web-based content accessible to a wide audience of non-technical content collaborators; automating this conversion is easy with APIs.

October 16, 2024

· 9,282 Views · 7 Likes

How to Convert Files to Thumbnail Images in Java

This article explores the benefits of and solutions for programmatically generating thumbnail images for documents passing through our file processing systems.

September 25, 2024

· 5,097 Views · 3 Likes

How to Merge Excel XLSX Files in Java

This article discusses programmatically merging XLSX files into a single document as well as open-source and web API solutions for automating this workflow.

September 16, 2024

· 5,796 Views · 2 Likes

How to Change PDF Paper Sizes With an API in Java

Discover an efficient web API solution Java developers can use to quickly adjust PDFs between common ISO 216 A-Series paper sizes (A0 to A7).

August 20, 2024

· 4,555 Views · 2 Likes

How To Convert Common Documents to PNG Image Arrays in Java

Learn how to convert Office documents, PDFs, and 100+ images to an array of PNG images, and review some of the benefits of making PNG conversions over other formats.

July 17, 2024

· 5,331 Views · 3 Likes

How To Remove Excel Worksheets Using APIs in Java

Learn how to simplify the process of retrieving worksheet details from an Excel XLSX file, and removing specific worksheets based on that information.

July 5, 2024

· 4,310 Views · 2 Likes

How To Compare DOCX Documents in Java

In this article, learn how to carry out DOCX comparisons programmatically by calling a specialized web API with Java code examples.

June 21, 2024

· 8,133 Views · 4 Likes

How to Fully Validate URLs in Java

URLs can turn out to be invalid for a variety of reasons. We can call a free API to check syntax, domain name existence, and endpoint availability all at once.

June 11, 2024

· 6,394 Views · 5 Likes

How To Protect Node.js Form Uploads With a Deterministic Threat Detection API

Learn more about the prevalence of custom file upload forms in web applications and a deterministic threat detection solution for Node.js form uploads.

May 24, 2024

· 2,105 Views · 2 Likes

How to Query XML Files Using APIs in Java

With XQuery, quickly filter and aggregate XML content with a simple expression. Learn how to easily query files with XQuery expressions at scale.

March 21, 2024

· 10,626 Views · 5 Likes

How To Get Images From Excel Documents Using APIs in Java

Using minimal, ready-to-run code, we can automate workflows that extract important image objects from Excel spreadsheets. Learn more in this article.

February 26, 2024

· 2,002 Views · 2 Likes

How To Base64 Encode or Decode Content Using APIs in Java

This article offers some high-level background for base64 encoding and provides several free API solutions for detecting, encoding and decoding base64 content.

January 21, 2024

· 5,191 Views · 6 Likes

How To Get Cell Data From an Excel Spreadsheet Using APIs in Java

This article discusses the benefits OpenXML document formatting offers developers and suggests two API solutions for programmatically retrieving Excel data.

December 5, 2023

· 6,188 Views · 7 Likes

How To Convert ODF Files to PDF in Java

Discover how it is easier to convert ODF content to PDF with free API solutions at our disposal like ODF, an alternative to licensed office application suites.

November 6, 2023

· 8,549 Views · 2 Likes

How to Rasterize PDFs in Java

This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of rasterizing PDF documents, and it provides a free API solution to help convert vector PDFs to raster format.

October 6, 2023

· 5,140 Views · 5 Likes

How To Get and Set PDF Form Fields in Java

This article discusses the utility of PDF forms and provides two free API solutions for simplifying and expediting interactions with PDF forms on the web.

September 29, 2023

· 3,930 Views · 2 Likes

How To Validate Archives and Identify Invalid Documents in Java

Explore the prevalence of cyberattacks carried out using common archive formats and invalid document types and data validation API solutions.

September 16, 2023

· 5,613 Views · 2 Likes

How To Check Office Files for Macros Using Java

This article discusses the utility and cybersecurity risks associated with macros and provides several free API solutions to check Office content for macros.

September 1, 2023

· 7,041 Views · 4 Likes

How to Automatically Detect Multiple Cybersecurity Threats from an Input Text String in Java

Explore the prevalence of cyberattacks that exploit user-facing text input fields in web applications and learn about an API solution to help prevent them.

August 14, 2023

· 4,943 Views · 2 Likes

How To Get the Comments From a DOCX Document in Java

In this article, learn how to extract comments from DOCX documents at scale and pick up key insights which improve team collaboration.

August 1, 2023

· 5,593 Views · 2 Likes

How To Scan GCP Storage Files for Threats Using Go

This article discusses the importance of integrating external security solutions with cloud storage instances and provides a solution to integrate with GCP.

July 10, 2023

· 2,983 Views · 2 Likes

How to Convert Excel and CSV Documents to HTML in Java

Converting documents to HTML makes them universally compatible and opens up opportunities to customize them with dynamic elements.

June 27, 2023

· 5,673 Views · 4 Likes

How to Supplement SharePoint Site Drive Security With Java Code Examples

This article advocates for expanding upon built-in SharePoint Online Site Drive security by integrating an external security API solution.

June 7, 2023

· 5,864 Views · 2 Likes

How To Check IP Addresses for Known Threats and Tor Exit Node Servers in Java

This article discusses the importance of detecting threatening IP addresses in various forms and provides two API solutions to help detect those threats.

May 18, 2023

· 4,283 Views · 3 Likes

How To Scan and Validate Image Uploads in Java

This article discusses the dangers of image file uploads and presents two solutions for virus scanning and validating image files respectively.

May 9, 2023

· 10,417 Views · 6 Likes

How To Place Text and Shapes on an Image in Java

This article provides two API solutions that can be used to programmatically add text and shapes to an image with ready-to-run Java code examples.

April 24, 2023

· 4,536 Views · 2 Likes

How To Create and Edit PDF Annotations in Java

In this article you'll learn how to leverage four APIs that can be used to programmatically create, retrieve, and/or remove annotations in a PDF document.

April 17, 2023

· 5,474 Views · 4 Likes

How To Perform Sentiment Analysis and Classification on Text (In Java)

This article provides context for NLP Sentiment Analysis and Classification and demonstrates an API solution.

April 1, 2023

· 10,284 Views · 3 Likes

How To Implement Video Information and Editing APIs in Java

In this article, readers will learn how to implement three separate APIs designed to help you rapidly build and scale a video processing workflow with code.

March 2, 2023

· 5,137 Views · 2 Likes

Comments

How to Convert JSON to XML or XML to JSON in Java

Jun 25, 2021 · Brian O'Neill

Hi Dmitry - if you create an account, you gain access to all of the functions in our API library, not just the data conversion. There are APIs for virus scanning, NLP, validation, OCR, and more; the free account provides 800 calls/month.

How To Detect Faces in an Image in Java

Feb 01, 2021 · Brian O'Neill

Thanks, Rahul! Glad it was helpful!

How to Convert HTML to PDF in Java

Aug 08, 2020 · Brian O'Neill

Hi Nitul - sure, here is a link to the API where you can try it in your browser. And here is a link to the details on security. You can also import the API into Postman if you like to use postman. If you like I can also put you in touch with technical folks from our accounts team who can also meet with you and help advise on your questions in detail.

How to Convert HTML to PDF in Java

Aug 06, 2020 · Brian O'Neill

Good question - The client libraries, including the Java one, are open source, and the APIs are free (forever) for 1K calls/month but not open source. You can also leverage global data center regions in Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, etc. or deploy on-premises.

How to Convert HTML to PDF in Java

Aug 06, 2020 · Brian O'Neill

This does not use a true browser engine and so doesn't properly support things like JavaScript, CSS, HTML5 advanced rendering features, etc. In short you may get a low quality result for most real-world cases

How to Convert HTML to PDF in Java

Aug 06, 2020 · Brian O'Neill

You can actually deploy the APIs on your own infrastructure if you wish through the Private Cloud option, or use global regional data centers in Europe, North America, etc.