On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 17:40:22 -0600, Dale Mentzer wrote:
> On 13 Aug 01 at 16:40, arachne-digest wrote:
>>> Hello:
>>> Does anyone know of a free DOS program that will convert
>>> PDF files to text?
>>> I have a PDF "viewer" thingy installed in my Arachne which
>>> enables me to view a PDF file in the Arachne editor screen
>>> as though it were text, but I am unable to save it as a
>>> text file by pressing F2.
> Use the Arachne print function (press the 'p' key while the file is
> on the screen". After the conversion is through you will be prompted
> for a path and/or name to save it as.
> Regards,
> Dale Mentzer
> P.S. I just tried this and it does work as described.
I get prompted for a name and a path to "export" it to as text.
Thanks for explaining how to save the damn thing as a text file.
I tried it too and it worked. The only problem is that the only
part of the layout that it would save was just the first 78
columns. I found that I could use Arachne's editor to change the
layout so that I could get the whole thing to fit into 78 columns.
Then I save it. That works just fine, but all the manual editing
sure is a PITA.
Sam Heywood
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