[Hidden-tech] Looking for GOOD pdf-to-text converter

[Robert Heller]

At Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:23:30 -0500 Mary Malmros <malmros at verizon.net> wrote:

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> I'm looking for software that can convert PDF to text, and ideally that 
> has some options for reformatting or global replacement, since what I 
> most often need to do is to break a PDF file down into fields and spit 
> out tab-delimited text.  I've been using a freeware product that just 
> isn't reliable when big files are involved.  Does anyone have something 
> they like for this?

What operating system?

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> TIA,
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