how extract bold text from pdf documents

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1- hi for all, ineed to extract bold text from pdf documents and save it into DB
2- how can I extract italic text in pdf documents

Posted 21-Jan-11 6:24am

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Updated 24-Sep-18 5:27am

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HARISHCHOWDHARY 23-Jan-12 1:00am

Please suggest me a way to Extract all the BOLD and Italics Characters from the Pdf File on the Linux Box

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Yusuf · Answer 1 · 2011-01-21T06:29:00

Solution 1

You need a pdf library such as iTextSharp[^] or commercial library. If you want to go with commericail application, there are many of them to choose. I am working with Syncufion's [^] library, which I find it very good.

Posted 21-Jan-11 6:29am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 21-Jan-11 18:14pm

Must be pretty good stuff, is that true?
My 5 anyway.

Yusuf 21-Jan-11 18:20pm

It does pretty amazing stuff, well kinda of. I am doing a feature on out product that takes PDF form and annotates to create a new PDF file based on the PDF form, XML file and user selection. I thought writing an article, but we are using thrid party tool to accomplish the task. I am sure I can think of doing it using iTextSharp, but don't have the time right now. :-(

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 21-Jan-11 19:26pm

Yusuf,

Would be quite nice if you share your experience and best techniques. If there are non-trivial moments (and they should be if you got non-trivial experience), it would be a very good candidate for an interesting article. Also, it may become very popular.
So, I would encourage you to press your personal schedule a bit and prepare the article. (I see you never posted one... how come? With such a wonderful logo :-) as the one you use -- like it! :-)

(By the way, I've been encourages to post another article as well -- preparing it now. You know, you never know what's going to appear more interesting for your colleague, so socializing like that is extremely valuable, don't you think so?)

Good luck,
--SA

Nish Nishant · Answer 2 · 2011-01-21T06:30:00

Solution 2

Here are some related articles:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3838196/best-way-to-extracting-only-the-bold-text-from-a-pdf[^]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3652952/extract-text-from-pdf-and-word-files[^]

Posted 21-Jan-11 6:30am

Nish Nishant

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CPallini 21-Jan-11 12:36pm

Hey man, reporting links to "The Competitors" is unfair! :-D

Nish Nishant 21-Jan-11 12:37pm

Well some of the most popular SO threads link back to CP articles. If they can link to us, let's show them that we are equally good at that game! *grin*

Yusuf 21-Jan-11 18:21pm

Traitor. Bob does not have any Competitor. ducks!

CPallini 22-Jan-11 8:00am

Wrong: Boobs have not. :-D

CPallini 21-Jan-11 13:30pm

I was just kidding (I did the same so many times...).

Nish Nishant 21-Jan-11 13:31pm

I know :-)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 21-Jan-11 18:16pm

Solution 3

You have either to:

Use a PDF library.

or

Develop your self such a functionality, starting from PDF specifications, available here[^].

:)

Posted 21-Jan-11 6:34am

CPallini

Updated 21-Jan-11 6:35am

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