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Re: Convert .PRN file to .TXT

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On 12/29/2022 10:27 AM, Abdul Aziz wrote:
> On Saturday, May 30, 1998 at 12:30:00 PM UTC+5:30, Leonardo Serni wrote:
>> unca...@aol.com (Uncabill) wrote:
>>> Sometimes the only way I can get info from windows that I can manipulate for my
>>> own purposes is in the form of a .PRN file. These files are created by
>>> printing from a program to a file using a PCL printer driver. An example is in
>>> W95 Device Manager system summary. If you elect to print this to a file, it
>>> creates a .PRN file. MY QUESTION: does anybody know of a program that will
>>> convert this format into an unformatted text file i.e. a .TXT file.
>> Have you tried installing an "ASCII/Text Only" printer on Windows?
>> Leonardo
>>
>> ".signature": bad command or file name
> 
> Hi everyone, 
> I need to achieve the same using Java or Kotlin programming language, is it possible in 2022?  :)
> 
The problem with the PS/PDF family of formats is that they do not necessarily contain text as text.
the letters might be there but not in the correct ordering. This bites me regularly,
when trying to copy code examples from microchip datasheets. 
In theory you might get somewhere by converting to some raster format and using an ocr program 
on that.

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Re: Convert .PRN file to .TXT Abdul Aziz <abduldblogger@gmail.com> - 2022-12-29 01:27 -0800
  Re: Convert .PRN file to .TXT JJ <jj4public@outlook.com> - 2022-12-29 21:58 +0700
  Re: Convert .PRN file to .TXT Tavis Ormandy <taviso@gmail.com> - 2022-12-29 15:13 +0000
  Re: Convert .PRN file to .TXT "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-12-29 17:03 +0100
  Re: Convert .PRN file to .TXT Johann Klammer <klammerj@NOSPAM.a1.net> - 2023-01-01 18:26 +0100

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