Does anyone know of a PDF file parser that I could use to pull out sections of text from the plaintext pdf file? Specifially I want a way to be able to reliably pull out the section of text specific to annotations?
Delphi, C# RegEx I dont mind.
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Not sure if it supports the functionality you need, but we've been using abcPDF with some success.
Jeremy
2009-02-09 21:34:36
I don't think abcPDF supports parsing.
Richard Szalay
2009-02-09 21:41:40
@Richard Szalay, I wasn't sure. The feature matrix says it supports reading pdfs, but whether it goes you an object model in the api to accesss parts of the pdf is something I can't say for certain.
Jeremy
2009-02-09 21:54:08
I wouldn't go so far as to reject it's advertised feature set :) It didn't support it when I used it last, but it's writing capabilities certainly did the job well.
Richard Szalay
2009-02-09 22:32:12
ABCpdf does expose an object model, it's what they call Atoms.
Mark S. Rasmussen
2009-02-10 07:58:46
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The PDF File Parser article on xactpro seems to be exactly what you need. It explains the format of the PDF and comes with full source code for a parser (and another project for visualisation of the model).
The parser uses format-specific terms, but you could easily use the visualiser to learn what to look for.
Richard Szalay
2009-02-09 21:48:55
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You can also take a look at Xpdf (http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html)
Mihai Nita
2009-02-10 07:29:46