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How to extract PDF (image data) to Excel ?

  • May 14, 2026
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vimva679
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 I am on new task to convert PDF (Image data table) to Excel. Any help/ tips would be appreciated. 

 

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danilo_fme
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  • May 15, 2026

Hi ​@vimva679 

 

I had a similar situation and the OCR tecnology was perfect for me.

There is a custom transform called TesseractCaller that you can use.

 

https://fme.safe.com/blog/2016/10/ocr-for-fme-now-i-know-my-abc/

 

Thanks in Advance,


vimva679
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  • May 17, 2026

Thank you ​@danilo_fme I have checked the same with my company, For IT security reason TESSERACT.exe is not allowed to be installed. 

 

So if there is any alternative OCR s/w that is recommended, please let me know. 

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