How to find text from pdf image?

Question

I am developing a C# application in which I am converting a PDF document to an image and then rendering that image in a custom viewer.

I\'ve come across a bit of a bric

Answer 1

Use ITextSharp download it here. Make sure the PDF is searchable.

and use this code:

public static string GetTextFromAllPages(String pdfPath)
{
    PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(pdfPath); 

    StringWriter output = new StringWriter();  

    for (int i = 1; i <= reader.NumberOfPages; i++) 
        output.WriteLine(PdfTextExtractor.GetTextFromPage(reader, i, new SimpleTextExtractionStrategy()));

    return output.ToString();
}