data extraction

[Arnaud5FA6]

Good morning everyone,

I'd like to extract data from many PDF's which aren't forms. I can't see any option to extract data from pdf to an excel worksheet.

Is it possible to do it by selecting data we want to exctract ?

[try67]

Yes, you can do it manually, one file at a time. To do so highlight the area with the data then right-click it and select Export Selection As - Excel Workbook. If you want to do it automatically then it will require a script that can identify the location of the data, extract it and then save it as a CSV file, for example, which could then be opened in Excel.

[Arnaud5FA6]

Thaks a lot for your information, and where could I write that script on adobe ? Or copy it from the web ?

Could this type of script extract data from several files ?

[try67]

This is not something you can copy and paste from somewhere, it will have to be custom-made for you specific needs, and it's a complicated task. If you have Acrobat Pro then you could use it as a part of an Action and process multiple files, yes.

[Arnaud5FA6]

Ok then how can I code scripts ?