Sorry, I don't know the answer to that. If you want to send me the book privately, I can try for you or you can download TextPal and try it out. It is a free open source editor. Eileen La Fond Phone (206) 386-0011 e.mail Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx >>> "Alan Clendinen" <alanclendinen@xxxxxxxxxxx> 1/4/2008 12:23 AM >>> Eileen, But what if the PDF file has security restrictions on it? I have an ebook in PDF, and Adobe Acrobat Reader is unable to convert it to a text file. Can Textpal convert such a PDF file into text? Alan -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx