Simple syntax require 'fileutils'
if FileUtils.compare_file(FileName1,FileName2) then puts 'Pass' else puts 'Fail' end' On Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 10:58:44 AM UTC-5, Gauri Kuwar wrote: > > Thanks Kevy!!! Actually I did install pdf-reader and inspector gems. These > ahems are really great when we work on single pdf document. Yet for > comparison between the two pdf files , I am nog aware how these gems can > be used. Can you please help in understanding how can FileUtils be used for > two pdf file comparison? > Thanks for your reply... > > Regards > Gauri > > On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 8:34:47 AM UTC-5, Super Kevy wrote: >> >> Why not just to ruby FileUtils file compare the *.pdf? >> >> BTW: other readers that are 100% gems are >> http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/pdf-reader/1.3.3 PDF-Reader >> https://github.com/prawnpdf/pdf-inspector PDF-Inspector >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 8:23:29 PM UTC-5, Gauri Kuwar wrote: >>> >>> Hello All, >>> Code for reading through a pdf was really helpful. >>> Yet we need to compare two pdf's both text and appearance and save the >>> differences if any. >>> Can anybody suggest on automating the above scenario using ruby? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Gauri >>> >>> On Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:02:36 AM UTC-5, Wesley Chen wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, Juuser, >>>> Thank you very much for this post, but when I run the command: >>>> system("pdftotext.exe -layout c:\\hello.pdf c:\\test.txt") >>>> I get warning message: >>>> *Error (0): PDF file is damaged - attempting to reconstruct xref >>>> table...* >>>> I get the test.txt with an unexpected character in the end. >>>> Please see the file attached. >>>> >>>> So do you have any choice to avoid it? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> Wesley Chen. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:17 AM, juuser <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Try to do it something like this so you only need to have this >>>>> pdftotext.exe >>>>> >>>>> First, try it on your command line to see if that works correctly: >>>>> pdftotext.exe -layout input.pdf output.txt >>>>> >>>>> or omit the -layout switch... >>>>> >>>>> Now, in Ruby just call the exe with: >>>>> >>>>> raise "failed!" unless system("pdftotext.exe -layout input.pdf >>>>> output.txt") >>>>> >>>>> Now you can just read the output from file for example: >>>>> data = File.readlines("output.txt") >>>>> >>>>> this should solve your problem about different Ruby versions. >>>>> >>>>> Hope this helps. >>>>> On Aug 9, 3:04 am, Vijay <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > Thanks Sameh and Juuser for your valuable and crystal-clear replies. >>>>> > The code, which you provided worked like a gem. Now, we are able to >>>>> > read 'pdf' files using Ruby. >>>>> > >>>>> > However, there is a small obstacle. The application, which were >>>>> > trying to automate with Watir, has a lot of 'Modal Dialogs' and so, >>>>> we >>>>> > are using 'Ruby 1.82', which, according to the instructions given in >>>>> > "http://wtr.rubyforge.org";, only can support these dialogs. The >>>>> 'pdf- >>>>> > toolkit' code, though works perfectly with Ruby 1.85 (the latest but >>>>> > one version of Ruby), it does not work with "Ruby 1.82". The code >>>>> > throws some error "undefined method gem or something in one of its >>>>> > internal files". >>>>> > >>>>> > So, I was wondering if it was possible to change the value of the >>>>> > "Environment Variable", 'Path', through a 'DOS' command to point to >>>>> > the 'Ruby 1.85' installation in the same computer and running this >>>>> > 'pdf_read' program so as to execute it. Is this (having two versions >>>>> > of Ruby installed in the computer and switching between versions >>>>> > whenever needed) possible? or if there is any other way to get round >>>>> > this? >>>>> > >>>>> > Thanks again,Vijay. >>>>> > >>>>> > On Aug 4, 2:26 am, Sameh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > > HeyVijay, >>>>> > > The process is a little complicated and not so straightforward. >>>>> > >>>>> > > First you will need to download pdftk. Download these files and >>>>> > > extract the files only in the C:\windows\system32 folder. >>>>> http://www.accesspdf.com/article.php/20041130153545577 >>>>> > >>>>> > > Secondly you will need to download and isntall xpdf : >>>>> http://pdf-toolkit.rubyforge.org/ >>>>> > > Extract those files into the C:\windows\system32 folder also >>>>> > >>>>> > > Then you will need the PDF::TOOLKIT gem. This can be found >>>>> herehttp://rubyforge.org/projects/pdf-toolkit/ >>>>> > >>>>> > > Basically this will convert the pdf to a textfile and you can do >>>>> what >>>>> > > you like with it. In the following example I have just read a file >>>>> on >>>>> > > my c:\ and displayed it using the 'puts' command. >>>>> > >>>>> > > require 'rubygems' >>>>> > > require 'pdf/toolkit' >>>>> > >>>>> > > my_pdf = PDF::Toolkit.open("c:\\file.pdf") >>>>> > > text = my_pdf.to_text.read >>>>> > > puts text >>>>> > >>>>> > > I hope that helps a little. >>>>> > > Cheers >>>>> > > Sameh. >>>>> > >>>>> > >Vijaywrote: >>>>> > > > Hello people, >>>>> > >>>>> > > > In our project, which we are trying to automate with Watir, we >>>>> need to >>>>> > > > read check the contents of a 'PDF report' that comes embedded >>>>> in a >>>>> > > > 'IE' window like the following >>>>> > >>>>> > > > <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> >>>>> > >>>>> > > > <BODY leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 scroll=no><EMBED src=http:// >>>>> > > > 192.1.2.24:10041/servlets/elite/shared/attachment/N/ >>>>> > > > RECEIPT_08012008_014938.pdf width="100%" height="100%" >>>>> > > > type=application/pdf fullscreen="yes"></BODY></HTML> >>>>> > >>>>> > > > Can the contents of this file be read in Ruby after saving it in >>>>> the >>>>> > > > hardrive? When we use 'File.read' statement, Ruby outputs some >>>>> junk >>>>> > > > values like the following, >>>>> > >>>>> > > > %PDF-1.4 >>>>> > > > 1 0 obj <</Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> >>>>> > > > endobj >>>>> > > > 2 0 obj <</Type /Pages /Count 1 /Kids [3 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 792 >>>>> > > > 612]>> >>>>> > > > endobj >>>>> > > > 3 0 obj <</Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /Resources 4 0 R /Contents 6 >>>>> 0 R>> >>>>> > > > endobj >>>>> > > > 4 0 obj <</ProcSet 5 0 R /Font 100 0 R>>...... >>>>> > >>>>> > > > Thanks for your time, >>>>> > > >Vijay.- Hide quoted text - >>>>> > >>>>> > > - Show quoted text - >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. 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