Basic problem with pdftotext

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Hi,
I have used pdftotext with good results in the past, but today for some reason I keep getting the same error message.

My command is as follows:

And the error message is

I am using Vmware player with Ubuntu server, but I don't think that is causing this issue as I have been using that all along, and earlier I had no problems. The PDF files in question are not locked in any way. I've checked that there are no blanks in the file paths and suchlike details that come to the mind of a newbie.

Thanks in advance!

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typos?

more seriously, though you havent said what version of ubuntu you are using, a little google search that ubuntu might be buggy...

Google Translate

[Poppler-bugs] [Bug 7334] pdftotext stdin support

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Heh, sorry about the typo. I *wish* it were that simple! :slight_smile:

I am using Ubuntu Server 11.04 LTS.
Hmm...will need to check that I have the latest version of the poppler package then...I assumed I did as I installed it not long ago.

Then again, the Ubuntu Server 11.04 LTS virtual machine is perhaps not that recent, don't know if that affects what version it gets when you sudo apt-get...

So many questions... :smiley: