rbt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Not really a Python question... but here goes: Is there a way to read
> the content of a PDF file and decode it with Python? I'd like to read
> PDF's, decode them, and then search the data for certain strings.
I've had succes
Ah that makes sense. I only see the behavior in pdftotext. ps2ascii
doesn't give me the layout , which for my purposes, I certainly need.
Thanks for the info, Looks like I'll keep searching for that silver bullet.:(
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:07:50 -0500, rbt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tom Willis
Tom Willis wrote:
Well sporadic spaces in strings would cause problems would it not?
an example
The String: "Patient Face Sheet"--->pdftotext--->"P a tie n t Face Sheet"
I'm just curious if you see anything like that, since I really have no
clue about ps or pdf etc...but I have a strong desire
Well sporadic spaces in strings would cause problems would it not?
an example
The String: "Patient Face Sheet"--->pdftotext--->"P a tie n t Face Sheet"
I'm just curious if you see anything like that, since I really have no
clue about ps or pdf etc...but I have a strong desire to replace a
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rbt said the following on 2/22/2005 8:53 AM:
Not really a Python question... but here goes: Is there a way to read
the content of a PDF file and decode it with Python? I'd like to read
PDF's, decode them, and then search the data for certain strings.
Thanks, rbt
Hi,
Try pdftotext which is part o
Tom Willis wrote:
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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Andreas Lobinger wrote:
Aloha,
rbt wrote:
Thanks guys... what if I
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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andreas Lobinger wrote:
> > Aloha,
> >
> > rbt wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks guys... wh
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 comma
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 cont
Andreas Lobinger wrote:
Aloha,
rbt wrote:
Not really a Python question... but here goes: Is there a way to read
the content of a PDF file and decode it with Python? I'd like to read
PDF's, decode them, and then search the data for certain strings.
First of all,
http://groups.google.de/groups?sel
Aloha,
rbt wrote:
Not really a Python question... but here goes: Is there a way to read
the content of a PDF file and decode it with Python? I'd like to read
PDF's, decode them, and then search the data for certain strings.
First of all,
http://groups.google.de/groups?selm=400CF2E3.29506EAE%40net
rbt wrote:
> Not really a Python question... but here goes: Is there a way to read
> the content of a PDF file and decode it with Python? I'd like to read
> PDF's, decode them, and then search the data for certain strings.
There is a commercial tool pdflib availabla, that might help. It has a fr
Not really a Python question... but here goes: Is there a way to read
the content of a PDF file and decode it with Python? I'd like to read
PDF's, decode them, and then search the data for certain strings.
Thanks, rbt
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