done, check pdf_to_text.cpp in newest tools package in sourceforge downloads. (tools-Win32-20090907_1746.zip) or http://pdfedit.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pdfedit/pdfedit/src/tests/tools/pdf_to_text.cc?revision=1.1&view=markup
/jozo ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:40:45 +0200 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Pdfedit-support] Save file as text from the command line > > On Sat, 5 Sep 2009, Jozef Misutka wrote: > >>> Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 13:10:19 +0200 >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Pdfedit-support] Save file as text from the command line >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 07:52:43PM +0000, Jozef Misutka wrote: >>>> >>>> hi, >>>> >>>> i changed the algorithm of pdftotext a bit but it is far from what i >>>> would like it to be. nevertheless, i can provide you with source code >>>> of you tool using our pdfedit library extract text function but you >>>> would have to compile it by your own. will it help? >>> >>> Isn't this just overkill for something that is already scripted and it >> >> no, because it is definitely a useful tool. >> >> will do it on monday as i am away from pc. >> >> /jozo > > I agree. A better pdftotext would certainly be a benefit, as it could > improve many existing scripts using it. > > Nevertheless I would like to learn how to use pdfedit from the command > line as well. > > Thomas > >>> is only matter how to call the script? Martin, could you help with this? >>> >>>> >>>> /jozo >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------- >>>>> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:52:46 +0200 >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [Pdfedit-support] Save file as text from the command line >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, 4 Sep 2009, Alister Hood wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sorry if someone else replied and I missed it. >>>>>> I don't know how to do this with pdfedit, but you could alternatively >>>>>> try the pdftotext tool from xpdf, or pdftohtml if that is more >> suitable >>>>>> for your purpose. >>>>>> >>>>>> Alister >>>>> >>>>> I am currently using pdftotext in my script. However, it doesn't work >>>>> well. That means, it drops a lot of spaces between words which makes >> the >>>>> output almost unuseable. This may be a problem with the PDF-input, but >>>>> I have no influence on this. For this reason I tried to use pdfedit >> and >>>>> found, that it's much better: the output is perfect. >>>>> >>>>>>From the man page I can see that there is a command line mode. I found >> the >>>>> script savealltext.qs on the wiki. But I can't figure out how to use >> this >>>>> from the command line. I still guess it must be easy, but I have no >>>>> success so far. Unfortunately I could not find any examples of how to >> use >>>>> pdfedit in command line mode. >>>>> >>>>> Thomas >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Thomas Spahni [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, 3 September 2009 12:21 a.m. >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: [Pdfedit-support] Save file as text from the command line >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm a new subscriber on this list; greetings to everyone. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have a bash script which at some point should translate a PDF file >> to >>>>>> plain text. Let's say we have foobar.pdf and want to convert it to >>>>>> foobar.txt. I can do this from the GUI but I'm unable to figure out >> what >>>>>> >>>>>> the command should be to do the same from the command line. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes, I read the docs, manpage, wiki, archives, but still no luck. Yor >>>>>> help >>>>>> would be very much appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Details: PDFedit 0.4.2 from the SuSE-11.1 packman repo. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best ragards, >>>>>> Tom > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Pdfedit-support mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pdfedit-support _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Pdfedit-support mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pdfedit-support
