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  DOC or PDF to TXT vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-06-16 18:53 +0000
    Re: DOC or PDF to TXT ctosian <csynt8bit@gmail.com> - 2023-06-17 04:07 -0700
      Re: DOC or PDF to TXT vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-06-18 19:44 +0000

#4262 — DOC or PDF to TXT

I seem to recall 'strings -4' worked and there was a DOS version of strings

THen there is a DOS AntiWord but I can't find a DOS PDFTOTEXT



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#4263

There is XPDF , has some tools for MSDOS   (eg PDFTOTEXT) 

"Pdftotext  reads  the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes a text file, text-
file.  If text-file is not specified, pdftotext  converts  file.pdf  to
file.txt.  If text-file is '-', the text is sent to stdout."

https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/file/xpdf/

HTH

Chris




On Friday, 16 June 2023 at 19:53:10 UTC+1, vjp...@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
> I seem to recall 'strings -4' worked and there was a DOS version of strings 
> 
> THen there is a DOS AntiWord but I can't find a DOS PDFTOTEXT 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Vasos Panagiotopoulos panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm 
> ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---

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#4266

Thanks

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