On Friday, May 06, 2011 09:58:49 am Randall Whitman wrote: > I have received an inquiry about converting PDF to spreadsheet. > Specifically, the request stated convert PDF to MS-Excel then put in > database, which I expect will mean either CSV or spreadsheet, then > probably MS-Access. I will have to find out more about the source PDFs - > are they scans or export of some not-available softcopy; do they contain > tables structurally or only visibly.
As you probably realize, based on what you wrote (above), PDFs can be either scans or conversions. My recollection is that even if conversions, getting the structure isn't going to be easy. Have you looked into whether any available scanner software can read a pdf directly? If so, this might be the best way to move forward. Jeff -- Jeff Lasman Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
