[ubuntu-za] How to copy text from PDF file (URGENT)

[Johan Mynhardt]

On 11 May 2011 20:43, Ian Whitfield <whitfield at federalsaints.net> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I'm running Kubuntu 10.04 and have to copy text from PDF files.
>
> Some work, others don't so they must have copy protection set. I Googled for
> ideas and have tried different Readers, PDF2PS and then PS2PDF, Open in Gimp
> and save as JPG and then open in OO and convert to PDF again. Nothing works
> for me!!
>
> Has anyone got a foolproof way of doing this as it is rather urgent as I
> have to finish a project.
>
> Thanks a lot
>
> Ian Whitfield.
> /
> ///
>


This is by a loooong shot, but what happens if you upload the
documents to GoogleDocs and open them from there?

I know I could always select the text when opened in GoogleDocs, but
AFAIK it wasn't copyrighted material.

It would be interesting to hear the outcome :P

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