| Re: pdf extractor [message #64630] |
Mon, 12 January 2009 09:17  |
Allan Whiteford
Messages: 117
Registered: June 2006
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oxfordenergyservices@googlemail.com wrote:
> does anybody know of an idl function to extract text from a pdf file?
> or something similar on linux?
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> Thanks
How about:
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IDL> spawn,'pdftotext working_with_color.pdf -',text
IDL> for i=0,4 do print,text[i]
Chapter 3
Discovering the Possibilities
Working with Color
Chapter Overview
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Not really IDL as-such but maybe it'll do what you need.
Thanks,
Allan
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| Re: pdf extractor [message #64740 is a reply to message #64630] |
Thu, 15 January 2009 07:14  |
oxfordenergyservices
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Registered: January 2009
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On 12 Jan, 17:17, Allan Whiteford
<allan.rem...@phys.remove.strath.ac.remove.uk> wrote:
> oxfordenergyservi...@googlemail.com wrote:
>> does anybody know of an idl function to extract text from apdffile?
>> or something similar on linux?
>
>> Thanks
>
> How about:
>
> +++
>
> IDL> spawn,'pdftotext working_with_color.pdf-',text
> IDL> for i=0,4 do print,text[i]
> Chapter 3
> Discovering the Possibilities
>
> Working with Color
> Chapter Overview
>
> +++
>
> Not really IDL as-such but maybe it'll do what you need.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Allan
thanks
It tells me what I need to know. pdftotext isn't on my linux but i'll
get it put on then I'll be away!
Russ
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