Convert PDF to Text

Problem/Question/Abstract:

Convert PDF to Text

Answer:

If Reader is installed this code will do it for you:

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procedure Tform1.PDF2Text(APDFFileName, ATextFileName: TFileName);
var
  App, AVDoc: Variant;
begin
  //create an instance. if no running instance is found a new one is started
  App := CreateOleObject('AcroExch.App');
  // App.Show;   //only if you want to..
  AVDoc := App.GetActiveDoc; //doc handle
  AVDoc.Open(APDFFileName, ''); //see note below
  //select all and copy to clipboard
  App.MenuItemExecute('Edit');
  App.MenuItemExecute('SelectAll');
  App.MenuItemExecute('Edit');
  App.MenuItemExecute('Copy');
  // Memo1 CAN be set to invisible
  // You need this in order to get it from
  // the clipboard into a text file
  Memo1.PasteFromClipboard;
  // Save the text to a file
  Memo1.Lines.SaveToFile(ATextFileName);
  App.Exit; //unless you want to leave it running.
end;