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  1. PDFBox
  2. PDFBOX-890

Can't extract text from PDF

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 1.3.1
    • 1.5.0
    • Text extraction
    • None

    Description

      I have created a simply pdf by using Bullzip PDF printer (virtual Windows printer).
      PDFBOX is not able to parse text from this PDF, it just return some low ascii chars.

      command:
      @java -jar pdfbox-app-1.3.1.jar ExtractText -console test.pdf

      Attachments

        1. PDFBOX-890.patch
          0.8 kB
          Martijn Brinkers
        2. test.pdf
          7 kB
          Igor Spasic

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. TIKA-547 Can't extract PDF text

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved

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              lehmi Andreas Lehmkühler
              najgor Igor Spasic
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