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Batch file to convert all pdf to text (with xpdf)

I would like to run a batch conversion in a folder with full of pdf files. I have using xPDF and this is the command prompt for a single file:

c:\Test\pdftotext -layout firstpdftoconvert.pdf firstpdfconverted.txt

Could somebody help please to do it in one go (convert all the pdf files only) using a batch file? Thanks in advance!

Solution

  • Combining your question with this answer iterating over files of a directory:

    for /r %i in (*.pdf) do "c:\Test\pdftotext" -layout "%i"

    This will work on all pdf files in the current directory.

    Be sure to double the % signs if you run this from a batch file.