can I write the content of a pdf file in a coldfusion Variable?

Hello
I have a question assessing pdf files.

Is it possible to get a pdf file in a Coldfusion variable to evaluate content for example with a regular expression, to retrieve information as a string to store in a database.

I have to evaluate a lot of pdf files, which have specific strings in it.
I find these strings and to check on a database if they are already present in the database.

I saw, I can assess the properties of the pdf file with < cfpdf action: 'reading' >. But I I do not understand how to get the body of the pdf file into a variable.

Suspicion is very appreciuated!
Malvina.

Sorry, it doesn't work.

With this code:


You shouldn't expect it to work. You can't empty a binary file like that.

It was just a part of the response to a part of the question. To read the text of a PDF document, you can use the utility daverms is recommended.

If you choose to do it yourself, use the DDX for Coldfusion 8 feature. Here is an example to illustrate. The ddxTest folder contains the files myDDX.ddx, the textFromPDF.cfm and the mondoc.pdf, an arbitrary PDF that contains the text.

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