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I tired to use Automator to convert PDF to text and can't. Did it many times with your directions and others on the web. It looks like I am doing everything correctly, until I drop the rtf file onto Word, and nothing opens up. Please help!
2010-09-07 16:17:00
If I‘m understanding you correctly, you should use the following action: Extract PDF Text. Drag it to the workflow window and then select and drag the PDF you want to extract from on top of the action. Click the run button and it should be result on the desktop. Now, if it’s a hug PDF, like 50 pages or more, it might hang up. Let me know if that works for u.
2012-02-07 16:47:00
Hi, I have never used Automator before not. I am trying to convert PDF fils of 60 -100 pages to txt files. I have done what you has described above but I am getting warnings and nothing at the end. Please help if you can. Thanks
2012-02-07 17:12:00
Since what I wrote was done over a year ago, I'm afraid that there might be problems with Automator and the latest version of OS X, Lion. I don't know your particular case, but that could be what is happening. What specifically is the warning you're getting?