Unfortunately, it is very hard for computers to extract the information in a PDF. The text can be pulled out, but the columns and other data organization are lost. I’ve worked on search engines for years, and parsing PDF is a mess. Turning a PDF back into structured text is like turning hamburger back into a cow.
If you expect to use the data for anything in the future, save it in a data format. CSV is good, XML (ADIF) is good, JSON can be good, whatever. Extracting a log from a PDF would likely require reading the document and typing in the data. If you want a visual record that cannot be changed, PDF is a good choice. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Feb 25, 2020, at 3:40 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Sorry, was this just about a way to display what was logged, in which case > PDF would be good, or was it about a way to provide a plain text version of > what was logged? > > 73 de David, M0XDF > > >> On 24 Feb 2020, at 20:20, Lyn Norstad <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I use Excel to log two different nets, and routinely export the logs as PDF >> files. >> >> It works very well. >> >> 73 >> Lyn, WØLEN >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Ferrington, >> M0XDF >> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 12:08 PM >> To: K8TE >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Excel Test >> >> I don’t need to tell you that’s horrid! CSV would be better, surely? >> >> 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) >> -- >> He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a >> fool forever. -Chinese proverb >> >>> On 24 Feb 2020, at 17:59, K8TE <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> This is a test to determine if pasting from Excel will provide a readable >>> format. I created this message using the "Post New Message" capability at >>> the Elecraft Nabble page. I copied from an Excel worksheet I created this >>> morning by copying and pasting from an RBN result. Per Nabble's >>> instructions, I checked the "Message is in HTML Format" box. 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