Since this seems to be Mac only, why not "do as Applescript" the select all, and Copy?
~Roger On Jul 10, 2016 7:18 PM, "Jim Hurley" <jhurley0...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > hh wrote: > > > > > [Description for MacOS, works on Win/Linux similar.] > > > > The best results for extracting tables from PDF I had with the free "RAW" > > method: > > > > = Open the file with Preview. > > = Select All (menu Edit). Copy. > > = Go to a LC stack with a field "INCOMING" > > = Use by a button or the message box the line > > put clipboardData["Text"] into fld "INCOMING" > > > > If you use simply "paste" you get (probably unwanted) styles with your > text. > > (If you have a lot of files: Preview is scriptable.) > > > > Thanks, that works well. > > I thought I would try to program your method within LC: > > on mouseUp > get url " > https://www.mynevadacounty.com/nc/elections/docs/2016%20Elections/June%207%2c%202016%2c%20Presidential%20Primary/Election%20Results/cumulativereport.pdf > " > set the clipboarddata["text"] to it > put the clipboarddata["text"] into field 1 > end mouseUp > > But, no dice. I'm guessing there is something about "Copy" in Preview that > is missing in LC. > > Same applies to opening the file in Adobe and doing a "save as" and > choosing "text (accessible)" > > Be nice if LC could beef-up "get url" to do whatever it is that Preview > and Adobe do. > > Thanks again, > > Jim > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
