[forwarded submission from a non-member address -- rjk]
From: Dan Collis Puro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:48:59 -0400
Subject: Re: [Boston.pm] pdf to text
To: Ranga Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
One fast, stable filter is "pdftotext," which is provided by xpdf. It seems
to keep some really basic formatting.
I don't know how much formatting information you'll be able to save- PDF is a
strange file format. Multiple columns especially are almost impossible to
preserve (as far as I know).
On Tuesday 18 September 2001 09:47, Ranga Nathan wrote:
> [forwarded submission from a non-member address -- rjk]
>
>
> From: "Ranga Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 18:52:03 -0700
> Subject: pdf to text
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I am still half-brained coming out of the worst week of my life! I never
> cursed anyone but this time... well English does not have harsh enough
> words for the scum of the earth! Every time I see the sun or the blue sky,
> I am filled with sadness that those people who disappeared are not here to
> partake it!
> Coming back to the grind....
> Anyone converted pdf to text? I would like to find out if there are any
> converters without losing too much formatting info. I have tried one
> (http://www.atf.treas.gov/pdfcon.htm) but it looses tabs and spaces. Any
> help would be useful.
