Ruby PDF text extractor

[Kevin Olbrich]

I notice that Ruby has lots of tools for creating PDF files, are there any
that let you extract text from a PDF file?

_Kevin

 

[Austin Ziegler]

I notice that Ruby has lots of tools for creating PDF files, are there an= y
that let you extract text from a PDF file?

Not yet. PDF::Writer will be refactored a little bit for version 2.0
(coming out later this year) so that it will be three separate
components: PDF::Core (the core objects representing a PDF object in
memory, as well as rendering), PDF::Writer (the writer/layout code),
and PDF::Reader (read a PDF object into an in-memory representation).
Much of the code to do PDF::Core is already in place (it's currently
called PDF::Writer::Object or PDF::Writer::Objects), but there's
nothing explicitly present to represent this.

PDF::Reader will probably be released in early 2006, depending on how
long it takes to refactor the code that already exists, properly
extend it, and get the necessary PDF::Writer code finished.

-austin
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Austin Ziegler * (e-mail address removed)
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[Kevin Olbrich]

Thanks, I'll keep my eyes open for it.

_Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: Austin Ziegler [mailto:[email protected]]=20
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 01:45 PM
To: ruby-talk ML
Subject: Re: Ruby PDF text extractor

I notice that Ruby has lots of tools for creating PDF files, are there =

any that let you extract text from a PDF file?

Not yet. PDF::Writer will be refactored a little bit for version 2.0 =
(coming
out later this year) so that it will be three separate
components: PDF::Core (the core objects representing a PDF object in =
memory,
as well as rendering), PDF::Writer (the writer/layout code), and =
PDF::Reader
(read a PDF object into an in-memory representation). Much of the code =
to do
PDF::Core is already in place (it's currently called PDF::Writer::Object =
or
PDF::Writer::Objects), but there's nothing explicitly present to =
represent
this.

PDF::Reader will probably be released in early 2006, depending on how =
long
it takes to refactor the code that already exists, properly extend it, =
and
get the necessary PDF::Writer code finished.

-austin
--=20
Austin Ziegler * (e-mail address removed)
* Alternate: (e-mail address removed)

 

[Andreas Schrafl]

I once wrote a Ruby PDF Text extractor while workin at ywesee.

I tought they released it on rubyforge but I can't find it anymore.
perhaps if you contact them they can help you.
www.ywesee.com

Greetings
Andy

 

[Martin DeMello]

PDF::Reader will probably be released in early 2006, depending on how
long it takes to refactor the code that already exists, properly
extend it, and get the necessary PDF::Writer code finished.

I'd be interested in helping with this.

martin