Export a pdf file to txt

[SPP]

Hi everyone (and sorry for my english),

Somebody knows how to export a pdf file to a txt file using adobe reader from PB?
I tried to use another tools, but the conversion is diferent than the adobe way.

Thanks in advance.

[IdeasVacuum]

You can use PB's RunProgram() to, erm, run Adobe Reader, command line style. The place to ask about the command line options:

http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfdevjunkie/200 ... comma.html

Edit: Ah, this page seems to suggest that Adobe do not provide an option for saving as a text file via the command line:

http://livedocs.adobe.com/acrobat_sdk/1 ... 22.31.html

Try these PB links to make a DLL:

http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 13&t=46625
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 04#p270204

[SPP]

Hi IdeasVacuum,

First of all, thank you very much for your interest.

I have reached the same conclusion, it seems that you can't export a pdf to text file from the command line.

I've tried the solutions of the links you suggest, but the result of conversion is different from Adobe and I can't extract the data I need.

Thanks again.
Regards

[IdeasVacuum]

...It is worth posting the question at pdf dev junkie, you never know, there may be other options undocumented. I had a 'wish' for a command line option for AbiWord not so long ago and luckily there was an undocumented feature that did the trick.

[SPP]

i try the post that you say,

best regards