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Hello Jasen - 

EH>> If you or anyone else comes up with an easy method for
EH>> converting PDF format to plain old ASCII text, I sure
EH>> would like to know about it 

JB> ghostscript, also pdf2ascii. 

JB> they'll only convert the text part. any diagrams, or images
JB> will be lost as will much of the layout. 

The converters are a step in the right direction but they should
try to find a way to save the graphics as individual files IMO. 

The _reason_ for PDF seems to be the desire to use graphs,
charts, and at times parts of the text within an existing
graphic. Converting the 'text' means you generally are getting
only a portion of the information which can lead to mistakes
and false assumptions when it involved technical material
especially. 

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