PDFToText (Function)

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PDFToText (Function)

In french: PDFVersTexte

Extracts the text found in a PDF file.

Versions 25 and later

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for Android applications.

New in version 25

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for Android applications.

Example

MyString is string
MyString = PDFToText("C:\Temp\MyDocument.pdf")
// Display in a multiline edit control
EDT_EditMultiText = MyString

Syntax

<Result> = PDFToText(<PDF file> [, <Pages to extract> [, <Password> [, <Options>]]])

<Result>: Character string

Text of PDF file.

<PDF file>: Character string (with quotes)

Name and path of PDF file to analyze.

<Pages to extract>: Optional character string (with quotes)

Range of pages the text must be extracted form. The format used is identical to the one used in the standard printout boxes: individual page numbers of range of pages separated by semi-colons. For example, "1;3;4;6-10;12" means that pages 1, 3, 4, 6 to 10, and 12 will be processed.
If this parameter is not specified or if it corresponds to an empty string (""), all the pages are extracted.

<Password>: Optional character string (with quotes)

Password required to open the file if the PDF file is password protected.

<Options>: Integer constant

Versions 25 and later
Text splitting mode:
pttCompatible Split PDF text using the algorithm from versions 24 and earlier.
pttDefault
(Default value) Split PDF text using an optimized algorithm. This splitting may be different from previous versions.
New in version 25
Text splitting mode:
pttCompatible Split PDF text using the algorithm from versions 24 and earlier.
pttDefault
(Default value) Split PDF text using an optimized algorithm. This splitting may be different from previous versions.
Text splitting mode:
pttCompatible Split PDF text using the algorithm from versions 24 and earlier.
pttDefault
(Default value) Split PDF text using an optimized algorithm. This splitting may be different from previous versions.

Remarks

Conversion from PDF to text

The formatting of the document is lost when the conversion is performed from PDF to text.
The text is extracted in the order or appearance of the PDF commands and it is sequentially written into the result string. The organization of the text in paragraphs and in blocks is kept (as well as the CR characters).
The Unicode characters are not returned.
The data found in a PDF form is not extracted (this data is not stored in the PDF file).

Special cases

PDFIsProtected is used to find out whether a password is required to open a PDF file.
PDFNumberOfPages returns the total number of pages found in a PDF file.

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