Roger

You will need to convert the file to a TXT file and then parse the data. Hopefully, it will have a simple standard layout.

Acrobat Reader 7 has a save as text feature. I do not know whether this is available on Linux but you should be able to do the translation on a Windows box and then move it to LINUX.

I have a couple versions of a paper posted on the web but these deal with reading a lot of pdfs where doing a simple open and save as were not practical.

The big issue for you will be dealing with the file layout. Depending on how long the file is, some manual editing may simplify the parsing process.

Nat Wooding

-----Original Message----- From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of NOMAIL Roger S. Clark Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 11:49 AM To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Reading a PDF File

Hi, SAS-L Group;

I am programming Independent Verification and Validation of a product that my division will deliver to an internal customer.

I have just learned (about 45 minutes ago) that one of the files I will need to read into SAS is a file with a .pdf extension.

I've found considerable information in the online documentation for creating pdf output, but nothing regarding using a pdf file as input.

Is it possible? If so, could someone advise how it is done?

This program is in the planning stage, so I have no code developed to include in the E-mail.

My program will be running SAS 9.1.3 SP4 in a Red Hat LINUX system.

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