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When the source document is not a file on disk (e.g., downloaded from a network, read from a database, or received as an upload), you can pass an InputStream directly to the MarkdownConverter constructor.
The stream is copied internally, so you may close it immediately after creating the converter. A multi-resource try-with-resources block closes both in the right order:
import com.groupdocs.markdown.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
public class LoadStreamExample {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
try (InputStream stream = new FileInputStream("business-plan.docx");
MarkdownConverter converter = new MarkdownConverter(stream)) {
converter.convert("load-stream-example.md");
}
}
}
business-plan.docx is a sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
**Meridian Outdoor Co. — Business Plan**
FY2026 Strategic Plan
# **Table of Contents**
FY2026 Strategic Plan 1
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If the stream does not have a file extension for automatic format detection, specify the format explicitly via LoadOptions:
import com.groupdocs.markdown.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
public class LoadStreamOptions {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
LoadOptions loadOptions = new LoadOptions(FileFormat.DOCX);
try (InputStream stream = new FileInputStream("document");
MarkdownConverter converter = new MarkdownConverter(stream, loadOptions)) {
converter.convert("load-stream-options.md");
}
}
}
| **HOME BASED** | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | | |
| **PROFESSIONAL SERVICES** | | |
| | ***Business Plan*** | |
- Introduction
- 1. Executive Summary
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