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Question : Convert PDF into Excel spreadsheet
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I currently have information that is in a PDF document that is ordered in an outline format. The document is several hundred lines long, so I don't want to manually copy and paste information from this document into an excel file. I would like to convert all of the information from my PDF into an excel spreadsheet in a certain format.
First of all, the PDF is arranged like so..
4.2. Description #1 a) Description #2 1) Description #3 (a) Description #4 (b) Description #5 2) Description #6 b) Description #7 1) Description #8 (a) Description #9 4.3 Description #10 etc.. There is also a page number at the very bottom of the page.
Here is how I want it formatted on the Excel Spreadsheet (you can also see the attached Excel spreadsheet). Seq_Num Req # Page # Description 1 4.2 1 Description #1 2 4.2.a 1 Description #2 3 4.2.a.1 1 Description #3 4 4.2.a.1.a 1 Description #4 5 4.2.a.1.b 1 Description #5 6 4.2.a.2 1 Description #6 7 4.2.b 1 Description #7 8 4.2.b.1 1 Description #8 9 4.2.b.1.a 1 Description #9 10 4.3 1 Description #10
Currently, I am Copying and Pasting the information into Word 2007, and am creating macros within word to search for "4.2." Then copying all of this description into a new word document via the macro. I then search for "a)" I have not completed this macro completely yet, which is why I have not posted any code for it. I know that I could do this but also know that this is most likely not the most efficient way to complete this process.
I am looking for someone to help me create macro code in word that will help accomplish this task or a new more efficient way of going about this. Please let me know if you could help at all.
Thank you much!
Rob
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Answer : Convert PDF into Excel spreadsheet
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Hi Rob,
Kinda busy these days, so had to keep u waiting.
Yea, so, about the code u had attached b4, frankly speaking i dint even dare to try n understand the code coz im jus a beginner in VB. As of now, what i have done is: > Copied your file into excel (Column A) > Removed all the cells with single value (i presumed those to be the page no. but havn't worked on that) > For the remaining data, i (somehow) wrote a code which gives the result in Columns D and E.
Have a look at the code and the attachment. If reqd, delete the data in Columns D and E and run the code.
Tils
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