searching pdf files for certain info

[Tom Willis]

I tried that for something not python related and I was getting
sporadic spaces everywhere.

I am assuming this is not the case in your experience?


On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:45:09 -0500, rbt <rbt at athop1.ath.vt.edu> wrote:
> Andreas Lobinger wrote:
> > Aloha,
> >
> > rbt wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks guys... what if I convert it to PS via printing it to a file or
> >> something? Would that make it easier to work with?
> >
> >
> > Not really...
> > The classical PS Drivers (f.e. Acroread4-Unix print-> ps) simply
> > define the pdf graphics and text operators as PS commands and
> > copy the pdf content directly.
> >
> > Wishing a happy day
> >     LOBI
> 
> I downloaded ghostscript for Win32 and added it to my PATH
> (C:\gs\gs8.15\lib AND C:\gs\gs8.15\bin). I found that ps2ascii works
> well on PDF files and it's entirely free.
> 
> Usage:
> 
> ps2ascii PDF_file.pdf > ASCII_file.txt
> 
> However, bundling a 9+ MB package with a 5K script and convincing users
> to install it is another matter altogether.
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