Extract text from particular location

This is not a simple operation. To write this code you'll need a good knowledge of PDF page geometry. Here are two articles that discuss this:

http://www.acrobatusers.com/tech_corners/javascript_corner/tips/2006/page_bounds/

http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/10/auto_placement_annotations/

To find words on a page and thier coordinates use the "doc.getPageNthWord()" and "doc.getPageNthWordQuad()" functions. You'll find and example in the Acrobat JavaScript Reference.

I like to extract text from a searchable pdf and I know the coordinates of texts. Is there any way to extract the text from the searchable pdf?

Thanks,
clien

Why Yes, there is. But I have the same advice as in the previous post. The functions needed for extracting the text are "doc.getPageNthWord()" and "doc.getPageNthWordQuad()". And take a look at the articles mentioned above.

One of the most important parts of identifying a specific location on the document is correct handling of the coordinates. Hence the importance of the article on Page Boundaries.

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