Re: another pdf to text problem
- From: "Manish Agrawal" <manish10@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 10:50:28 +0530
I use ABBY fine reader to convert any PDFs that have accessibility turned
off or are otherwise too long to be read using acrobat reader (with no
continuous scrolling etc).
Fine reader does a very good job of converting PDFs and has never frozen on
me for documents as big as 500 pages.
For a 15 page document, Fine Reader will not take more than 5 minutes in
contrast to the "about 1 hour" mentioned below for pdf to txt.
I am sure other commercial products like omni page are just as good.
HTH,
Manish
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 2:21 AM, programming <rproglock@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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 <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *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
> 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 <rproglock@xxxxxxx>
> *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 <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *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 <rproglock@xxxxxxx>
> *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
>
>
--
Regards,
Manish
http://iaccessible.blogspot.com
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