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satheshf12000
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PDF reading ?

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Hi all

Can someone tell me how to read a pdf file and copy the text to a text file ? Is is possible to read ??

help is really appreciated..
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speedy33417
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Post by speedy33417 »

I'm not sure why it's a php code problem...

Anyway, try opening the pdf document then File/Save As and select text file in drop down menu.

Hope this helps.
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jayshields
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Post by jayshields »

speedy33417 wrote:I'm not sure why it's a php code problem...
Maybe he wants to accomplish the task using PHP. If so, take a look at this.
satheshf12000
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Post by satheshf12000 »

Maybe he wants to accomplish the task using PHP. If so, take a look at this.
I could find only writing text, images to PDF files. I am trying to read/convert the PDF file to a text file. I couldnt find reading a PDF file. Say I would edit a ebook.
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Post by feyd »

fpdf can open existing pdf files. Although I haven't needed to read data from files, so I'm unsure whether it supports that.
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