Windows: PDF to Text converter

[luckycusp]

Hello Guys

I have to extract information from multiple pdf files. For that I need to somehow first convert these pdf files to text files(using command line). Can somebody suggest me a tool to do such conversion?

Important thing is the software should be FREEWARE and should support command-line execution.Also it should not ask me to install stuff like Dotnet framework. I searched a lot but never could find one which satisfies above criterion.

Please help, as I am long time due with this work!

Thanks
Vijay

[Bazzy]

Is this related to programming?
anyway, try google: http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=pdf+to+text+converter

[luckycusp]

Ofcourse, I need to write a batch file to convert all the pdf files to text files. And then I start reading from the text files to obtain the desired information.

After I create the batch file, I will run the batch-file using VB Excel-macro. (I did not want to give all these details as it isnt needed. I just need a pdf-txt converter!)

Google is the first place I look for, posting here is my last resort. So, any suggestions?

[writetonsharma]

i think there is acrobat sdk..

[eker676]

http://cplus.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=cplus&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foolabs.com%2Fxpdf%2Fhome.html

That's open source.

[luckycusp]

Thank you eker676. Thats exactly the kind I was looking for! :)