How do I get proper text from pdf while extraction in C#?

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I am writing a program to extract text from PDF. The extraction is working fine and I have to convert a few symbols to their respective hex codes before saving the file as XML.

The issue is that out of all the symbols, when I am saving "■" into an XML file, it is getting converted to "¦".

I am then manually replacing it before saving it to the desired file.

Please help.

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I just need a basic idea as to how can I get rid of this.

Posted 12-Apr-19 21:46pm

Primo Chalice

Updated 12-Apr-19 23:50pm

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[no name] 13-Apr-19 7:58am

Check your xml encoding. Some reading here: XML Encoding[^]

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2019-04-12T23:51:00

Displayed characters will vary according to which character set you use to display them. Your program needs to look at the actual character code value and adjust it as necessary to match the corresponding code in the set you are using. Take a look at the Character Map application in the Windows Accessories section for further details of the values used.