On Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 02:42:15PM -0500, Paul asked: > Hi everybody, Is there a package that will converts *.pdf files to text > file format. Thanks in advance.
On Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 10:05:23PM +0200, Heikki Vatiainen suggested: > I have pdftotext installed, it comes with the xpdf package. If you are > using the unstable distribution see non-free/text section and for the > stable distribution see the text section. Another option is to use "pstotext"; for extracting text from PDF you need at least ghostscript 3.51, such as the "gs-aladdin" package from non-free. HTH, Ray -- PATRIOTISM A great British writer once said that if he had to choose between betraying his country and betraying a friend he hoped he would have the decency to betray his country. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
