read data from pdf files using c#

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I have this question. I have 5 PDFs having around 38,000 objective questions. So i want to make an application which imports this questions and save it into database and then give interface to the user for choosing question with four objective. I used itextsharp to read from PDFs as a chunk and also line by line. The content after reading is scattered and i cannot figure out a sequence by which i can split or differentiate between the question and the four objectives. Is there any better way by which I can import data from PDFs?? The content in PDFs is in tabular format.

Here is the snapshots of the pdf and the resulting string.
Input Pdf file
resulting string in Window

Posted 11-Oct-12 0:43am

Pankaj Sinai Nagarsekar

Updated 11-Oct-12 2:16am

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Jörgen Andersson 11-Oct-12 7:45am

Your links don't work.

Pankaj Sinai Nagarsekar 11-Oct-12 7:52am

Please check the link. I ve posted it as a comment. Thanx

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 11-Oct-12 8:07am

This is one bug of Code project as OP has posted the links correctly in the question (we can see it by clicking on "Improve question").
So, I have reported the bug - Image URLs posted in the question don't link to the actual path.

Thanks...

Pankaj Sinai Nagarsekar 11-Oct-12 8:16am

The links are working now.

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 11-Oct-12 9:13am

Yes you added "http://" that's why... but without that it is also correct, which was not working in Code Project and it is a bug.

Pankaj Sinai Nagarsekar 11-Oct-12 9:57am

oh.. i see.. thanx for the information @Tadit :)

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 11-Oct-12 10:07am

Anytime...
Currently I am looking answers to your question...
Hope I can help you...

Thanks...

Pankaj Sinai Nagarsekar 11-Oct-12 13:48pm

That vl be really helpful @Tadit..

Pankaj Sinai Nagarsekar 11-Oct-12 7:51am

Input PDF file
http://s12.postimage.org/sq1htmh5p/Qbank.jpg
OutPut Window
http://s12.postimage.org/kn3biawkd/Resulting_String.jpg

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Maciej Los · Answer 1 · 2012-10-11T08:07:00

Solution 1

See my previous answer[^] for similar question.

Posted 11-Oct-12 8:07am

Maciej Los