Request for PDF to Word Document Conversion Feature in Datacap

Dear All,

I followed below procedure to this task, but it was lengthy process and not working for images inside PDF file, basically it wont convert.

Steps to Follow:

To convert a PDF to text in IBM Datacap, you would typically use a combination of rules and actions in Datacap Studio. Below is a basic example of how you can achieve this using Datacap with an OCR engine like ABBYY or Nuance.

Step-by-Step Code for Converting PDF to Text:

1. Create a New Rule Set in Datacap Studio:

   • Open Datacap Studio and create a new Rule Set, which will contain the steps for PDF to text conversion.

2. Add Actions to the Rule Set:

   • Use the following actions in sequence to perform OCR on a PDF and extract the text:

Example Rule Set Actions

xmlCopy code<RuleSet name="PDF_To_Text">
    <Rule name="Load_PDF">
        <!-- Load the PDF file into Datacap -->
        <Action name="LoadPDFFile">
            <Param name="FilePath">D:\Input\sample.pdf</Param> <!-- Path to your PDF file -->
        </Action>
    </Rule>
    
    <Rule name="Convert_PDF_To_Image">
        <!-- Convert the PDF pages to images (for OCR processing) -->
        <Action name="ConvertPDFToImage">
            <Param name="Resolution">300</Param> <!-- DPI setting -->
        </Action>
    </Rule>
    
    <Rule name="OCR_Process">
        <!-- Perform OCR on the images -->
        <Action name="RecognizePage">
            <Param name="OCR_Engine">ABBYY</Param> <!-- Specify OCR engine -->
            <Param name="PageRange">1-</Param> <!-- Process all pages -->
        </Action>
    </Rule>
    
    <Rule name="Extract_Text">
        <!-- Extract the recognized text -->
        <Action name="ExtractText">
            <Param name="OutputFormat">PlainText</Param> <!-- Output format -->
            <Param name="OutputFilePath">D:\Output\output.txt</Param> <!-- Path to save the text file -->
        </Action>
    </Rule></RuleSet>

Key Components:

1. LoadPDFFile Action: This action loads the PDF into Datacap for processing.

2. ConvertPDFToImage Action: Converts each page of the PDF into an image because OCR engines typically work on image files.

3. RecognizePage Action: Uses the specified OCR engine (like ABBYY) to recognize text in the images.

4. ExtractText Action: Extracts the recognized text from the OCR process and saves it to a text file.

Steps to Implement:

1. Create a new rule set in Datacap Studio and add these actions to the rule set.

2. Modify the parameters (like file paths and OCR engine) as per your environment.

3. Test the rule set by running it against a sample PDF.

4. Deploy and integrate the rule set into your Datacap workflow.

Additional Notes:

• The ConvertPDFToImage and RecognizePage actions may vary depending on the OCR engine and Datacap version you are using.

• You might need to customize error handling and logging based on your requirements.

This code snippet provides a basic framework. Depending on your setup, you might need to adjust it or add additional actions to handle specific cases like multi-page PDFs or different OCR engines.

Note: Anyways IBM has to give the feature/action for this request, because i see many companies requesting this type of requirements.

Thanks,

Shyam B.