pdf extract text nodejs

  1. Install the required dependencies:
  2. First, make sure you have Node.js installed on your machine.
  3. Open your terminal or command prompt and navigate to your project folder.
  4. Run the command npm init to initialize a new Node.js project.

  5. Install the pdf-extract package by running npm install pdf-extract.

  6. Import the required modules:

  7. Create a new JavaScript file (e.g., extract.js) and open it in your preferred code editor.

  8. Import the pdf-extract module using the require() function: javascript const pdfExtract = require('pdf-extract');

  9. Define the PDF file path:

  10. Assign the path of the PDF file you want to extract text from to a variable: javascript const pdfPath = '/path/to/your/file.pdf';

  11. Configure the extraction options:

  12. Create an options object to specify the extraction settings: javascript const options = { type: 'text' // Extract text content };

  13. Create a new instance of the pdfExtract() class:

  14. Use the pdfExtract() constructor to create a new instance: javascript const extractor = pdfExtract(pdfPath, options);

  15. Extract the text from the PDF:

  16. Call the extract() method on the extractor instance to start the extraction process: javascript extractor.extract((err, pages) => { if (err) { console.error('An error occurred:', err); return; } // Process the extracted text here });

  17. Process the extracted text:

  18. In the callback function of the extract() method, you can access the extracted text via the pages parameter, which is an array: javascript pages.forEach((page) => { console.log('Page', page.number); console.log('Text:', page.text); });

  19. Save or use the extracted text as desired:

  20. You can save the extracted text to a file, manipulate it, or use it in any way you need within the callback function.

That's it! By following these steps, you should be able to extract text from a PDF using Node.js and the pdf-extract module. Remember to handle any errors that may occur during the process.