En http://www.kryltech.com/ he encontrado gettext.exe es un conversor de documentos a formato texto.
Permite convertir PDF a texto y ademas otros formatos comunes:
3. Filtering components included in the original shipment
Kryloff Technologies supplies GetText with the following filters:
| Filter file name | Description | Minimum platforms required | File extensions supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLP2TXT.dll | converts MS Help (.HLP) files into plain text | Windows 95 and later | HLP |
| HTM2TXT.dll* | converts HTML files into text | Windows 95 and later | HTM, HTML, HTW, ASCX, ASP, ASPX, HHC, HTX, ODC, STM, XML |
| XML.dll | converts XML files into text | Windows 98 and later | XML, XSL |
| PDF2TXT.dll | converts the Adobe PDF® files into text | Windows 95 and later | |
| PPTDLL.dll | converts MS PowerPoint® (.PPT) presentations into text | Windows 2000, XP and later | PPT, POT, PPS |
| RTF2TXT.dll* | extracts text from RTF (Rich Text) files | Windows 95 and later | RTF |
| UNCD2TXT.dll* | converts Unicode TXT files into plain text ones | Windows 95 and later | TXT, LST, INI, LOG, CSS, INF, SCP, SCT, WSC, WTX, ZAP |
| WPD2TXT.dll | extracts plain text from WPD (Word Perfect®) files | Windows 95 and later | WPD |
| XLSDLL.dll | extracts text from MS Excel® (.XLS) spreadsheets | Windows 2000, XP and later | XLS, XLB, XLC, XLT |
| DOCDLL.dll** | converts MS Word® (.DOC) documents into text | Windows 2000, XP and later | DOC, DOT |
* Recommended for use under Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, and higher editions
KT Text Filters are also used in the rest of the Kryloff Subject Search™ family of products, namely:
| Subject Search Spider™ | - | your personal information retrieval intelligent Web engine. | ||
| Subject Search Scanner™ | - | scans files on local and network drives looking for a given phrase. | ||
| Subject Search Siter™ | - | investigates Web sites looking for a phrase and finds information buried in them. | ||
| Subject Search Pad™ | - | opens documents in text mode and locates files with similar contents. | ||
| Subject Search Summarizer™ | - | creates brief summaries of and translates documents or Web pages you are reading. | ||
| Subject Search Sleuth™ | - | searches in huge collections of files on PC and LAN; includes API for developers. | ||
| Subject Search Server™ | - | lets visitors search your Web site for the information they are looking for. |


