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I am looking to convert some old .pdf files to the word format, so I can use the Word2TWiki? macro to translate the .pdf document into TWiki markup language. Any ideas on a free software that I could use to do this? I saw a bunch that were free trials online, but I figured I would ask here before considering purchasing such software.

Thanks!

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TWiki version: TWikiRelease04x01x02
TWiki plugins: DefaultPlugin, EmptyPlugin, InterwikiPlugin
Server OS: Linux
Web server: Apache
Perl version: 5.88
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Categories: Plugins

-- BrianMahoney - 23 Jul 2007

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Sorry, I don't know the answer. But just a thought. If such a program would exist server-side, we could also do TWiki -> MS Word (via PDF, already possible). Now that would help corporate adoption!

-- JosMaccabiani - 23 Jul 2007

Hi Brian, better ask your question in a more related forum. This support is about TWiki and not about 3rd party software.

If you have just a few pdf to convert why not try a demo version...

-- CarloSchulz - 23 Jul 2007

I have more than a few - close to 1000+

Thanks for the input guys smile

-- BrianMahoney - 23 Jul 2007

-- BrianMahoney - 23 Jul 2007

ok, that's a lot...

-- CarloSchulz - 23 Jul 2007

Wouldn't it be better to search for a way to convert those old PDFs to HTML or plain text in order to bring them into TWiki instead of going the long way round (you don't need the head- and footlines, do you?)? There are great and free PDFto(La)Text resp. PDFtoHTML tools out there. Just my two cents.

-- FranzJosefGigler - 23 Jul 2007

Check also the converters that come with the SearchEnginePluceneAddOn. You might be able to use the PDF to HTML converter that comes with it.

-- PeterThoeny - 03 Sep 2007

 
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