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jutpro
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 Windows batch script to extract text from pdf
Command line, DOS, Programming Languages, Windows, Windows Batch Files, Windows Server 2008
I need to automate the conversion of a pdf file to text format, or extract the text from the pdf file. Is there a Windows batch script that is available to do this, or a good freeware that I can dowload.  One that is compatable to run on Windows XP, Vista or Windows server 2008. A freeware that supports command line operations as I will need to do the conversion from the command line only and NOT from the GUI.[o:p][/o:p]

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Any help will be greatly appreciated.[o:p][/o:p]



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ASKED: May 24, 2011  7:00 PM
UPDATED: September 26, 2011  3:36 AM
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Never used any of these but you could go through and see if they have what you are looking for-> http://batch.software.informer.com/download-batch-command-convert-pdf-to-text/ Thanks Ramsey for your response. I did find this site during my search, however I figure that they would not be useful because they seen to only support GUI interface and did not make any reference to supporting command line operations which is what I need. I need to automate the conversation process so I can incorporate the command line operations into a script and run it that way. I did find a limited amount that support this but needed to get some recommendation or input from someone who is already using a pdf conversation software.
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Are you comfortable that the PDFs that you will process will always have text in them? Not all PDFs have text.

Have you opened many PDFs with Notepad (or other basic text editor) to see what they look like inside? In particular, view a couple of the PDF examples that you would expect to process in the future to be sure of what your desired utility needs to handle.

Tom

TomLiotta
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Have you checked out http://www.a-pdf.com/text/?
This site claims to do PDF to text and claims to have a command line version.

Kccrosser
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Yes I did check this site, http://www.a-pdf.com/text/, and found that only the GUI verion is free.

jutpro
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what about this one. Looks all command based. You will need to download their free software but that is just so you can point to in in cmd converter

RamseyB
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Or just move to linux lol

RamseyB
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Damn cost money too- another one. The top one listed says Command Lines freeware- http://www.adultpdf.com/products/txttopdf/index.html

RamseyB
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Thanks for the site RamseyB. I will check out the freeware version and see how it works.
Sorry, moving to Linux is not an option, but certainly not a bad suggestion.

jutpro
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