[ddj] Unlocking PDF data

[Andrew Duffy]

Last time I checked Google Drive could convert PDFs into editable documents
if you tell it to.

--Andrew Duffy (from Perth)


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Greg Barila <gregbarila at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there. I'm a journalist based in Adelaide, South Australia. I've been
> dabbling in some simple data journalism projects over the past couple of
> years (see some examples here: http://adelaidedatablog.tumblr.com )
>
> I'm interested - does anybody know of a good, open-source tool for
> converting PDFs into editable documents, preferably excel?
>
> I know about tools like Tabula - but it appears the tool is experimental
> and not available for general use.
>
> Any tips would be appreciated.
>
> Greg
> (@GregBarila)
>
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*Andrew Duffy - Journalist*

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