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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2026 1:44 am    Post subject: .pdf to .txt - SOLVED Reply with quote
is there a way to convert a .pdf to a .txt file using abiword, oo.o or another Confused



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2026 3:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
i have found that i can use xpdf to copy the text and then paste it into a doc. and save as .txt but this is a bit long...and i am wanting to change them to put them onto my palm pilot.



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2026 4:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Try ps2ascii which is part of Ghostscript (gs).
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ps2ascii infile.pdf outfile.txt



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2026 11:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks jbilas.



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2026 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
my pleasure Very Happy



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2026 1:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
it worked really well. once the .txt file was created i ran txt2pdbdoc which creates a palm os doc from txt files. just in case any were wondering....or get bored on long boat rides Rolling Eyes



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