Re: How to parse PDF

An external vendor generates over 100 PDF files every Sun.

The best long term solution could be to convince the vendor to export data in a format more suited for parsing than PDF, such as XML or CSV. A PDF file is often a combination of vector graphics, text, and raster graphics. This makes it significantly harder to parse than markup languages.

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Andreas

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Re^2: How to parse PDF by BuddhaLovesPerl (Sexton) on Aug 26, 2007 at 03:56 UTC
Thanks to all of the public and private suggestions. I will try each and report back on which ones worked for future leverage.	[reply]

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