Re: OT: Copying text from a PDF

Rich Grise <richgrise@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 07:08:01 +0000, mroberds wrote:
>
>> Terry Pinnell <terrypinDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>Quite often I have trouble extracting text from a PDF. I use the Text
>>>tool, copy, but on then pasting into my text editor I get garbage.
>>
>> What's your text editor? Assuming you're under Windows, perhaps the
>> problem is trying to paste Unicode into an editor that can't handle it.
>> You might try pasting the text into Word or Wordpad to see what happens.
>>
>> You might also look at xpdf, http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/ . I don't
>> think you can run the PDF viewer under Windows, but the command-line
>> utilities, including a PDF-to-text converter, will work.
>
>Barely a day goes by that Slackware doesn't pleasantly surprise me!
>It seems I got xpdf along with it, and lo and behold:
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>30A, 50V, 0.040 Ohm, N-Channel Power
>MOSFET
>This is an N-Channel enhancement mode silicon gate power field effect
>transistor designed for applications such as switching regulators,
>switching converters, motor drivers, relay drivers and drivers for high
>power bipolar switching transistors requiring high speed and low gate
>drive power. This type can be operated directly from integrated circuits.
>Formerly developmental type TA9771.
>Ordering Information
> PART NUMBER PACKAGE BRAND
> BUZ11 TO-220AB BUZ11
>NOTE: When ordering, use the entire part number.
>
>Features
>· 30A, 50V
>· rDS(ON) = 0.040
>· SOA is Power Dissipation Limited
>· Nanosecond Switching Speeds
>· Linear Transfer Characteristics
>· High Input Impedance
>· Majority Carrier Device
>· Related Literature
> - TB334 "Guidelines for Soldering Surface Mount
> Components to PC Boards"
>Symbol
> D
> G
> S
>--------------
>
>Cheers!
>Rich

Thanks for the text paste.

Must say I'm a bit lost on that site
http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/home.html
Can you help me locate specifically the PDF to text converter please?
I'm wallowing in files with off-putting and Windows-alien names like
't1lib-1.3.tar.gz'.

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Terry Pinnell
Hobbyist, West Sussex, UK

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