Read Text From Pdf Step

The Read Text From PDF step pulls all the text from a PDF file. You can use it to automatically get data out of documents.

How to Use Read Text From PDF

Add this step to your process to read text from a PDF file.

Step 1: Add the Read Text From PDF Step

1. Open your process in the Robotiq.ai editor.
2. Drag and drop the "Read Text From PDF" step into your workflow.

Step 2: Set Up Input Parameters

1. PDF File Path: Type in the full path to the PDF file you want to read. You can use a variable you've already made or just type the path directly.
2. Ignore Empty Lines: Pick True if you don't want blank lines in the output. Pick False to get all lines, even the empty ones.

Step 3: Set Up Output Parameters

1. Text Destination: Give the name of an existing variable or make a new one. This variable will hold all the text pulled from the PDF.
2. Number of Lines: Give the name of an existing variable or make a new one. This variable will hold the total number of lines found in the PDF.

Parameters Explained

Step Name (Optional)

• A custom name for this step in your process. This helps you find the step in the editor.

PDF File Path (Required)

• The full location of the PDF file.
• Example: "C:\Documents\Report.pdf" or a variable like myPdfPath.
• Use this to tell the robot which PDF to read.

Ignore Empty Lines (Required)

• Controls if empty lines show up in the output.
• Values: True or False.
• Set to True to get text that's easier to read, without blank lines.

Text Destination (Required)

• The variable that will store the text you pull out.
• Example: pdfContent.
• You can then use this variable in other steps, like a Set Variable Value Step.

Number of Lines (Required)

• The variable that will store how many lines are in the PDF.
• Example: lineCount.
• This is helpful if you need to go through the PDF content line by line or check how long it is.

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• Read Text From File Step - Find out how to read text from .txt or .css files.
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