convert PDF to plain text

[vargheseg]

I have a business need to convert pdf file which has tabular data (which has table formatted data). is it possible to convert the pdf document to a single text file keeping tabular data context.

I do not need table/cell boundary and row but need the column, row in the correct context

[snibgo]

ImageMagick is a raster image processor. So it can read a PDF and create raster images from it. If you want formatted text, IM is not the appropriate tool. Try something like pdftotext.

[vargheseg]

Is it possible to convert to PostScript file

[vargheseg]

I doubt, as postscript files has no raster images

[snibgo]

Is it possible to convert to PostScript file

With IM, you can:

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magick in.pdf out.ps

... but that will rasterize the PDF and embed the raster image in the PS file. If you want the text to remain as editable text, IM is the wrong tool.