PDF to text converter for batch folder processing

[KarenLloyd]

Hello my Tek-Tips Gurus. It has been a while...

I could use your insight once again please.

I need to find a PDF to text converter that can be run on batches of files for the purpose of importing supplier invoices.

The objective is to automate import of text (invoice lines & values) from PDF invoices, where suppliers do not have an e-invoicing system. I will match points in the format to find a job number or PO No that links into the VFP data.

Of course, there will be differences according to supplier - headers / logos, reference sections formats, etc to handle and/or ignore - but by identifying key points in each document type, I hope to map each invoice format by source in order to pull in the data I need. (Starting with maybe 5-10 high volume suppliers)...

Do you have any experience / recommendations for PDF to Text converter software please?
Bearing in mind the following criteria:

-This cannot be an online / manual upload process
-There will be several hundred invoices to process each month
- It needs to be an executable process, shell (maybe) or command line (!Run) process
- I am still using VFP6 (limited resources meant I never managed to get VFP9 in time!)
- The client will want three or four licenses ( though a free evaluation period would be grand for me! )

The software solution doesn't need to be free, or even cheap - it just needs to do the job well.

Any suggestions please?

Thank you, in advance.

 

[trial03]

I guess what you need is this
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It seem interesting, could share more info ?

Thanks and regards,

 

[iswithzhz]

"I am using the .NET PdfiumViewer project, which references pdfium.dll to parse and render PDFs with GDI+, and I have integrated the entire PdfSharp.dll GDI+ approach to create PDFs like this."