Extract text from PDF with Layout.

Hi everybody !

I'm working with Visual Basic 6.
And my goal, now, is to extract the text from a PDF file to import in a Oracle DB.
I've found an OCX that give me the entire text in a string variable. But without separate data like the file.

My test file contain value placed in columns. And I need to have these values separated by a semi-column for example.

So, I would like to know if your library can permit to do this ?


Thanks in advance


P.S: I can send you test file if you need to understand ( I don't know if my explanation is clear .. )

Hi,

Thanks you for you answer!

My goal is to have the content of the PDF in my app, in a variable to treat it.
If I'll can, I'll prefer to don't use the file convertion.

But I keep your solution as last solution.

Hi Ingo,

Yes, my question is just to know if QuickPDF can extract the text from a PDF having columns, and return me text separated following the PDF layout...

I've check the iSEDQuickPDF 5.11 Reference Guide.pdf, and see 3 functions :
- GetPageLayout
- SetPageLayout
- ExtractFilePageContent

I've see that there are vb6 examples code.
I hope that one of theses help me.

Re-Hi ;)

Thank you very much for your help Ingo !
I'm trying methodes that you send me.

But is it possible that I upload my test file to show you my exact need ?

Thank you again for your help !

Edit :
I've try your function ( DAExtractPageText with DAOpenFile and DAFindPage ) to try to get the PDF text, and with the option 3, and I get a string like that :

"GVUIQW+PoynterAgateTwo-Comp",#000000,4.00,104.2188,1112.2983,112.3148,1112.2983,112.3148,1117.0743,104.2188,1117.0743,"" "GVUIQW+PoynterAgateTwo-Comp",#000000,4.00,118.3948,1112.2983,149.1708,1112.2983,149.1708,1117.0743,118.3948,1117.0743,"  " "GVUIQW+PoynterAgateTwo-Comp",#000000,4.00,48.9348,1107.1483,75.7988,1107.1483,75.7988,1111.9243,48.9348,1111.9243,"" "GVUIQW+PoynterAgateTwo-Comp",#000000,4.00,91.1228,1107.1483,97.5708,1107.1483,97.5708,1111.9243,91.1228,1111.9243,"" "GVUIQW+PoynterAgateTwo-Comp",#000000,4.00,104.2148,1107.1483,112.3108,1107.1483,112.3108,1111.9243,104.2148,1111.9243,"" "GVUIQW+PoynterAgateTwo-Comp",#000000,4.00,118.3908,1107.1483,126.4868,1107.1483,126.4868,1111.9243,118.3908,1111.9243,"" "GVUIQW+PoynterAgateTwo-Comp",#000000,4.00,130.7188,1107.1483,149.1668,1107.1483,149.1668,1111.9243,130.7188,1111.9243," " "GVUIQW+PoynterAgateTwo-Comp",#000000,4.00,48.9348,1101.9983,78.7468,1101.9983,78.7468,1106.7743,48.9348,1106.7743,""

But all text fields ( at the end of lines ) contain spaces or not, but no values of my file...

Can you help me ?


Edited by devMan - 03 Apr 08 at 9:35AM

Email sent !

Thank you !!

Hello,

Oula .... my pdf test is a part of an other pdf file... And I think that the person who have split the file have create a bad file...
( With an other OCX, it return me strings and numbers not displayed in the file....

Ok, I try with a new test file !


Edit : I've take a new file to test and now QuickPDF york very fine !!
It's exactly what I'm searching !!
It parse each part of my PDF as fields with the option 3 in the methode DAExtractPageText() !
And with the position of fields, I'll can use it to select an aera in the file...

So, I think my compagny will buy a liscence of your ActiveX !


Edited by devMan - 04 Apr 08 at 2:36AM

I don't know where you can get "QuickZip" :-)
Perhaps you mean "QuickPDF" ;-)

Have a look here:
http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=698

Best regards,
Ingo



Edited by Ingo - 04 Apr 08 at 5:54AM

Last question (normally) :

We are a company of 120 users, and in my team, we are 5 developers.
We need to by 1 license for everyone, or more ?

And after that, last technical question :
If we scan a paper, with a standard scanner, is there possibility that the quickpdf don't extract the text correctly ?
Have you some recommendations ?

Thanks you for all of your support !


Edited by devMan - 04 Apr 08 at 7:57AM

And how many cost this Enterprise-license?

Ingo wrote: Please keep in mind: We're doing this here 'cause we like to help... we get nothing and we want nothing... one for all and all for one ;-) We've nothing to do with the iSED-team. It still sells these old version 5.11. Here many talented "pdf-artists" had pushed the version number up to 6.02... and that's not the end.

OK If I've understand, the iSEQ team sell only the licence for the v5.11 of QuickPDF, and you and your team, you're developing the new versions.

If it's the case, if we want to use your (better) version of QuickPDF, should have we something to pay ??
Or we must buy a licence for the 5.11 version on the iSEQ site ?

Ok thank you.