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Getting data out a .docx, .pdf.xls...

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:44 am
by stevieke
Hello everybody

I'm looking for a way to get information(author,title,...(metadata)) uit of a docx,pdf,xls...
I know that there is a function(read_exif_data) but is this also possible for other documents?

thanx in advance

Re: Getting data out a .docx, .pdf.xls...

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:29 am
by Mark Baker
stevieke wrote:I'm looking for a way to get information(author,title,...(metadata)) uit of a docx,pdf,xls...
I know that there is a function(read_exif_data) but is this also possible for other documents?
There is no universal solution, because all of these file formats are completely different, and each has its own solution.
I can help with xls/xlsx by suggesting the PHPExcel library