How to convert a pdf file in to HTML

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Hai i am using SWISH::Filter module for converting pdf to html

while running a file the following error is comming so please help me to solve this problem

the error is:

3075 Warning - ela: Unknown filter config setting 'user_data'
Error: May not be a PDF file (continuing anyway)
Error: PDF file is damaged - attempting to reconstruct xref table...
Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary
Error: Couldn't read xref table
Error: May not be a PDF file (continuing anyway)
Error: PDF file is damaged - attempting to reconstruct xref table...
Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary
Error: Couldn't read xref table
<html>
<head>

</head>
<body>
<pre>

</pre>
</body>
</html>
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the code is:

 use SWISH::Filter;

  # load available filters into memory
  my $filter = SWISH::Filter->new;


my $real_path="/vos/spain/test.pdf";

  # convert a document

  my $doc = $filter->convert(
        document     => \$real_path,  # path or ref to a doc
        content_type => 'application/pdf', # content type if doc refer
+ence
        name         => 'ela',    # optional name for this file (usefu
+l for debugging)
        user_data    => $whatever,     # optional data to make availab
+le to filters
   );

  return unless $doc;  # empty doc, zero size, or no filters installed

  # Was the document converted by a filter?
  my $was_filtered = $doc->was_filtered;

  # Skip if the file is not text
  return if $doc->is_binary;

  # Print out the doc
  my $doc_ref = $doc->fetch_doc;
  print $$doc_ref;

  # Fetch the final content type of the document
  my $content_type = $doc->content_type;

  # Fetch Swish-e parser type (TXT*, XML*, HTML*, or undefined)
  my $doc_type = $doc->swish_parser_type;
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Re: How to convert a pdf file in to HTML by thomas895 (Deacon) on May 15, 2013 at 07:24 UTC
The problem is this: `document => \$real_path, # path or ref to a doc` [download] What is meant with "ref to a doc" is if you already have the contents of a PDF file loaded in a scalar. Then you would pass a reference to it. But you have a path, in which case you need to only pass the scalar, like so: `document => $real_path, # path or ref to a doc` [download] ~Thomas~ "Excuse me for butting in, but I'm interrupt-driven..."	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: How to convert a pdf file in to HTML by elavarasan (Acolyte) on May 15, 2013 at 07:28 UTC
Thank you thomas it is great!	[reply]
Re: How to convert a pdf file in to HTML by jakeease (Friar) on May 15, 2013 at 07:40 UTC
Also, `3075 Warning - ela: Unknown filter config setting 'user_data'` That first Warning is because you are using `user_data => $whatever, # optional data to make available to filters` without setting $whatever. It's optional, so drop it.	[reply] [d/l] [select]