Re: another pdf to text problem
- From: "Varun Khosla" <varun.lists@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 03:48:31 -0700
http://download.abbyy.com/content/default.aspx
On 10/3/08, programming <rproglock@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am not familiar with PDF translator from abbyy.
>
> Could you give me the url to it so I can try it?
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Varun Khosla" <varun.lists@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:51 PM
> Subject: Re: another pdf to text problem
>
>
>> How is PDF translator from abbyy? just curious to know, since I've
>> tried it recently. Is Omni pro better?
>>
>> On 10/3/08, programming <rproglock@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi, use of omni pro is the answer. It is fast and works very well. I
>>> needed
>>> to do an OCR for every page but I finely can read the church bulletin.
>>>
>>> again, thanks for all the input from this list.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> Well,
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: programming
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 3:51 PM
>>> Subject: Re: another pdf to text problem
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the help in getting the pdf file converted. Your advice
>>> worked.
>>> However, when the conversion was completed, the txt file was not right.
>>>
>>> Anyway, thanks for the help.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: InthaneElf
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:33 PM
>>> Subject: Re: another pdf to text problem
>>>
>>>
>>> ah, then you might wish to hit f11 to get the latest copy of PDF2TXT,
>>> and it will be in the main window, just tab across it and there will be a
>>> check box which says "image format" check it and run the translation, if
>>>
>>> it
>>> can handle it it will, but keep in mind that this is going to be a slow
>>> process, if it sits there a while, let it sit, for 15 pages, I'd say wait
>>>
>>> an
>>> hour, if it has not finished off the work by then, and is not counting
>>> pages
>>> to you when you sit in the window for a while, then it choked on it, I
>>> have
>>> 4 scanned books here that it can't translate, there too big for it *sigh*
>>>
>>> of course there between 200 to 400 pages each so...
>>>
>>> you shouldn't have much trouble with your 15 page document, I was up
>>> to
>>> page 40 something when P2T froze on me both times I tried it with one of
>>> those books.
>>>
>>> good luck,
>>> inthane
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>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: programming
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 7:50 PM
>>> Subject: Re: another pdf to text problem
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Could you please tell me how to find the checkbox where I set to
>>> OCR?
>>>
>>> This might be a stupid question but I can't find it.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: InthaneElf
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:44 PM
>>> Subject: Re: another pdf to text problem
>>>
>>>
>>> did you check the checkbox for using the OCR function in PDF2TXT?
>>> and then try scanning it, it sounds like this is the age old problem of a
>>> scanned image used to create the .PDF, instead of a text document, and
>>> will
>>> require OCR to read it if it's possible to do at all.
>>>
>>> inthane
>>> proprietor, The Grab Bag,
>>> for blind computer users and programmers
>>> http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com
>>> Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises
>>> "own the might and majesty of a Alacorn!"
>>> www.alacorncomputer.com
>>> Owner: Agemtree
>>> "merchants in fine facetted and cabochon gemstones"
>>> www.agemtree.com
>>> operator: Fruit Basket Demo Sight, where you can find a similar
>>> project done in several programming languages, along with its source
>>> code,
>>> so you can decide what language is right for you
>>> http://fruitbasketdemo.alacorncomputer.com
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: programming
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 2:41 PM
>>> Subject: another pdf to text problem
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi list,
>>>
>>> When I open the listed pdf file into PDF-TO -TEXT, I get the
>>> following message:
>>>
>>> "
>>> Cannot convert August 2008 Beacon.pdf
>>>
>>> File name=C:\PDF2TXT\PDF\August 2008 Beacon.pdf
>>>
>>> File size=1945487
>>>
>>> Author=Panasonic Communications Co.,LTD.
>>>
>>> Title=Network Scan Data
>>>
>>> Subject=MFP Image Format
>>>
>>> Creator=HPDFlib
>>>
>>> Producer=HPDFlib 1.01(MFP)
>>>
>>> PDF version=1.2
>>>
>>> Page count=15
>>>
>>> Number of form fields=0
>>>
>>> User Password=No
>>>
>>> Master Password=No
>>>
>>> Printing=Fully Allowed
>>>
>>> Changing the Document=Allowed
>>>
>>> Content Copying or Extraction=Allowed
>>>
>>> Authoring Comments and Form Fields=Allowed
>>>
>>> Form Field Fill-in or Signing=Allowed
>>>
>>> Content Accessibility Enabled=Allowed
>>>
>>> Document Assembly=Allowed
>>>
>>> Encryption Level=Blank"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is there any way to read this pdf file?
>>>
>>> Jamel, would it be OK for me to send you the file so you can
>>> work
>>> with it? If so, what is your email address?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help you can give me as the file is one of my
>>> churches newsletters.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
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