how to extract data from a pdf file

vikashiiitdm has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Dear monks, i want to extract data from a pdf file stored locally on my computer. more precisely there is a table of information along with other informations in a pdf file. i have to extract that table and put it into my web page. please guide me on through this. i am new to perl programming. thank you.

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Re: how to extract data from a pdf file by pvaldes (Chaplain) on Aug 22, 2011 at 13:50 UTC
It depends, what is the desired format of the oputput file? Is your PDF password protected/encrypted?... For instance you could pick a page of your pdf in pdf format with the whole table with `use PDF::Extract;` ... or you could want to have a raw text instead, or a piece of html code... see cpan	[reply] [d/l]
Re: how to extract data from a pdf file by Anonymous Monk on Aug 22, 2011 at 12:43 UTC
Can you not search for previous discussions, recent previous discussions, and try the tools recommended?	[reply]