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My absolute favorite for extracting data from tables in PDF datasheets is
Tabula (http://tabula.technology/), it has a nice interface.

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 7:21 AM, <karl AT aspodata DOT se> wrote:

> Igor2:
> > On Fri, 4 Sep 2015, karl AT aspodata DOT se wrote:
> > > Igor2:
> > > [ about tables in pdf's ]
> > >
> > > It's true that pdf doesn't have a table structure.
> > >
> > > I have some experimetal code to extract tables from pdf's, the is in:
> > >
> > >  http://turkos.aspodata.se/git/openhw/pdftosym/Experimental/
> >
> > Thanx, will check it out. What you wrote suggests your script works
> > similar to mine.
>
> Yes, but I got the impression you used the graphical elements in the
> file and that you possible used pdftohtml in "html" mode, which doesn't
> give you the text positions. I have been working purely on the textual
> part.
>
> And beware that the code above is a big mess. Perhaps you can have a
> look at:
>
>  http://turkos.aspodata.se/computing/pdfextr.pl
>
> which is a little less unpolished, it extracts things from an invoice
> (sorry can't provide you with the input data example).
>
> Regards,
> /Karl Hammar
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">My absolute favorite for extracting data from tables in PD=
F datasheets is Tabula (<a href=3D"http://tabula.technology/">http://tabula=
.technology/</a>), it has a nice interface.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_ex=
tra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 7:21 AM,  <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:karl AT aspodata DOT se" target=3D"_blank">karl@=
aspodata.se</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Igor2:<=
br>
&gt; On Fri, 4 Sep 2015, <a href=3D"mailto:karl AT aspodata DOT se">karl AT aspodata.=
se</a> wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; Igor2:<br>
&gt; &gt; [ about tables in pdf&#39;s ]<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; It&#39;s true that pdf doesn&#39;t have a table structure.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; I have some experimetal code to extract tables from pdf&#39;s, th=
e is in:<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://turkos.aspodata.se/git/openhw/pdftosym/Ex=
perimental/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://turkos.aspodata.se=
/git/openhw/pdftosym/Experimental/</a><br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Thanx, will check it out. What you wrote suggests your script works<br=
>
&gt; similar to mine.<br>
<br>
Yes, but I got the impression you used the graphical elements in the<br>
file and that you possible used pdftohtml in &quot;html&quot; mode, which d=
oesn&#39;t<br>
give you the text positions. I have been working purely on the textual<br>
part.<br>
<br>
And beware that the code above is a big mess. Perhaps you can have a<br>
look at:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://turkos.aspodata.se/computing/pdfextr.pl" rel=3D"nor=
eferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://turkos.aspodata.se/computing/pdfextr.pl</=
a><br>
<br>
which is a little less unpolished, it extracts things from an invoice<br>
(sorry can&#39;t provide you with the input data example).<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
/Karl Hammar<br>
<br>
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<a href=3D"tel:%2B46%20173%20140%2057" value=3D"+4617314057">+46 173 140 57=
</a><br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_sig=
nature">Jason White</div>
</div>

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