How to convert a pdf file to html ?

Jordan Aberle jordan.aberle at gmail.com
Sat Jan 8 07:05:28 MST 2011


Another option:

Submit the Adobe PDF as a MIME attachment in an e-mail message:

* For conversion to plain text, e- mail the PDF file to pdf2txt at adobe.com
* For conversion to HTML, e-mail the file to pdf2html at adobe.com

Jordan

On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 7:00 AM, Jordan Aberle <jordan.aberle at gmail.com> wrote:
> Try this trick:
> http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/12/convert-doc-xls-ppt-rtf-pdf-to-html.html
>
> "1. Compose a new message in GMail. (If you are still without a GMail
> account, request a GMail Invitation code)
>
> 2. Attach any PDF or Word document that you want to convert to HTML
> You can attach multiple files in this step by clicking Attach another
> File.
>
> 3. Enter your own email address in the To: box and click send.
>
> 4. You instantly receive a message in your GMail Inbox folder. Open
> the message and click the "View as HTML" link next to your attachment.
>
> 5. The contents of your attachment appear as HTML in a new browser
> window without having to download the file. When you're finished
> reading the attached file, close the new browser window to return to
> Gmail or Save the file to your harddrive."
>
> Jordan
>
> On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 4:43 AM,  <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>>
>> Is there a viable linux utility to convert a pdf file to html?
>>
>> Or, is there a win app that is known to work with wine?
>>
>> Or, is there an app to convert a pdf file to an open office document
>> with rtf formatting retained?
>>
>> (I know pdftotext works for extracting ascii text only.)
>>
>>
>>
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