Iam trying to get some text from some free street directories that are pdf but it seems to get a bit jumbled.Is there any free or cheap progs that will do it clearly? example of my effort by highlight text - copy - paste into notepad
Travis Johti, 41 and 43, George street HOSIERS. (See Haberdashers.) HOTELS, INNS, AND TAVERNS. ABBOTSFORD HOTEL, (Robert Craig,) Victoria road, Seaeombe . ADEtP'ii HI/TEL, (Morgan Scott,) 1, Rose brae AimuN HOTH.L, (Chas. S. fielding,) Albion street, Now Blight on Andrews .Jobu, Queen's Arms, Stirarton m. Oxton AHBEI HorfL, (John Morton,) 86, Camden street, and 1, Beckwith street Astbury William, Plough Inn, 48, Somerville at Atkinson Thomas, Shrewsbury Arms, Olaughton fire, Oxton hill Austin James, Clarendon Hotel, 36, Watson street, and 45, St. Anne street Balie Willitim, Sooton Inn, Hooton Ball John, Green-lodge Hotaf, Hoylake B>ill John, JUT). Ito/ial Hotel, Hoylako Banks William, Cma'i and Horses, Moreton Barker Joseph, 0<w h and Horses, Greasby Barlow Geo. Biaoft Horse, Hfiswell-cum-Oldfteld
Iam trying to get some text from some free street directories that are pdf but it seems to get a bit jumbled.Is there any free or cheap progs that will do it clearly? example of my effort by highlight text - copy - paste into notepad
Travis Johti, 41 and 43, George street HOSIERS. (See Haberdashers.) HOTELS, INNS, AND TAVERNS. ABBOTSFORD HOTEL, (Robert Craig,) Victoria road, Seaeombe . ADEtP'ii HI/TEL, (Morgan Scott,) 1, Rose brae AimuN HOTH.L, (Chas. S. fielding,) Albion street, Now Blight on Andrews .Jobu, Queen's Arms, Stirarton m. Oxton AHBEI HorfL, (John Morton,) 86, Camden street, and 1, Beckwith street Astbury William, Plough Inn, 48, Somerville at Atkinson Thomas, Shrewsbury Arms, Olaughton fire, Oxton hill Austin James, Clarendon Hotel, 36, Watson street, and 45, St. Anne street Balie Willitim, Sooton Inn, Hooton Ball John, Green-lodge Hotaf, Hoylake B>ill John, JUT). Ito/ial Hotel, Hoylako Banks William, Cma'i and Horses, Moreton Barker Joseph, 0<w h and Horses, Greasby Barlow Geo. Biaoft Horse, Hfiswell-cum-Oldfteld
You could then try loading the text file into Excel. Import it and it should give you the choice of identifying the character to put the text into columns.