How to extract whole text from a PDF file with the PDF widget?

[matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de]

Paul,

here on mac OS the dictionary of LC 10 DP1 definitely lists the function XPDFViewer_Text(viewerName, pageNumber). 
Btw. checking this showed me that this function seems to be deprecated and instead the command    
     XPDFViewer_Unicode viewerName, pageNumber, variableName
should be used.


> Am 10.12.2021 um 23:22 schrieb Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> There must be an undocumented property for the text of a page - there was a function to return the full text of a page in the External (XPDF) and to get the full text of the PDF file, you just stepped through the pages (1..N) getting and concatenating the page text.
> 
> Monte? LC 10.0.0 Dictionary does not list a property for the page text.
> 
> 
> On 12/10/2021 4:46 PM, Torsten Holmer via use-livecode wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have a PDF file with text and pictures, but I just want the text.
>> 
>> I can do it manually with Ctrl-A and Ctrl-Copy by viewing the file with Preview on MacOS.
>> 
>> I have a business licence and want to use the PDF widget but I cannot find a way to do it.
>> 
>> Can someone help me out?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Torsten
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