PDF Action in Desktop flows- Part 1
Introduction:
In this blog we will explore two PDF Actions from Desktop Flows.
(1) Extract Images from PDF
Input: A PDF file with Images
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Action:
![Extract images from PDF
Extract images from a PDF file
Select parameters
PDF file:
Page(s) to extract: All
Image name(s):
Save image(s) to:
Advanced
On error
PDF. pdf
Images
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Output: In the mentioned folder, extracted images will be saved
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(2) Extract text from PDF
Just like we extracted Images, we extract text from PDF.
Input:
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Action:
![Extract text from PDF
Extract text from a PDF file
Select parameters
PDF file:
Page(s) to extract:
v Advanced
Password;
Single
Range
> Variables produced ExtractedPDFText
On error
*List42021.pdf (x)
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Output: the output variable will show the extracted values.
![](https://www.cloudfronts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/image-6.png)