Extracting text from pdf

[golfer8866]

Can specific text be extracted from a pdf file?

I have pdf's that have pictures, text, tables and just lines of text in them. The pictures are identified with a g-number, I would like to find a way to extract out all the g-numbers and put them in excel.

Also there is another data set I would like to have extracted as well. But I figure if I can get one, the other should be similar.

Thanks

[golfer8866]

Is there a better forum to post my question in?

[Test Screen Name]

That depends. Are you looking to write a JavaScript program to extract the text (which will come one word at a time)?

[golfer8866]

Yes, what ever the best process would be to pull out and list all the g-numbers.

[Test Screen Name]

Ok, if you want to code in JavaScript you'll need the Acrobat SDK. The methods to research are document.getPageNthWord and getPathNthWordQuads.