Importing PDF files into Excel

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plettieri

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• Feb 29, 2004

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Hi:


Might try searching on "PDF import"...

I think there is an Acrobat product...."Distiller" that might be what you are looking for....as I remember I had used it and still had a lot of editing to cope with......not 100% accurate...

How much data are you looking to do?

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• Mar 1, 2004

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Thanks for your response. The amount of data varie from 1 page to 20 pages. I have automated a process where different levels management get a report in pdf format via their e-mail and a number of them would like a copy of the report in excel format.

Alex

 

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plettieri

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• Mar 1, 2004

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Hi:

If it is a repetitive kind of thing, I would look for another long term type solution...coverting these pdf files is not a completely reliable process..



hope this helps
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XL-Dennis

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• Mar 1, 2004

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Hi,

For doing it by hand:
http://www.library.mcgill.ca/edrs/services/publications/howto/PDFtoXLS/PDFtoExcel.html

Freeware:
http://www.pdf995.com/

Commercial ware:
http://www.spotteddingo.com/decoder.htm
http://www.pdfgrabber.com/english/products/pdfgrabber/index.html

Kind regards,
Dennis

 

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• Jul 8, 2009

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I prefer to utilize this PDF Creator. It is freeware and produces fine PDFs.

 

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Derek Brown

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• Dec 12, 2011

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I use Able2Extract.
http://www.mrexcel.com/tip107.shtml
http://www.investintech.com/able2extract.html
In version 7 there is a 'Batch' feature but I have not tried that yet.

 

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• Feb 10, 2012

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We use and like a product called EDI Link connect. Its a web service that allows us to email the PDF to their server and it emails us back the Excel file. We convert some complex PDFs so we couldn't use one of the generic converters. Here is a link if you are interested:

http://ecdynamics.com/pdf-conversion.php

 

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Derek Brown

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• Feb 10, 2012

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I am located in the UK and do not like the idea of "transferring" data outside the UK - I would certainly not want to do that with Company data.
The Data Protection Act Principle 8 can be found at:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/data_protection/the_guide/principle_8.aspx

 

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• May 8, 2012

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I am surprised that no one mentioned PDF2XL.

Very easy to use tool that give you the ability to control the output.

http://www.cogniview.com/

 

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