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...here that I know of, but this is what you do): (1) Download xpdf (whichever is the latest version): ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4-win32.zip (2) Unzip it (3) Download the Redmond utility for adding files to your windows path (free version button is in the top left of the page): http://redmondlab.googlepages.com/path (4) Unzip it (5) Open the 'Redmond Path' application. (6) Click on the green plus in the top left hand corner '+'. (7) Naviagate to the folder which contains the files: C:/../xpdf-3.02pl4-win32 (8) Add it and click Ok. Then you can can do something like: > l...

Hi: I need to do text mining on PDF files. I understand there is a readPDF command in tm that can be used. Have read the 2008 posts on converting PDF files to text by Tony Breyal and others. Wondering if the procedure has been standardized in any tutorial or otherwise? Being new to R, I was able to follow only part of the discussion. Any way to get a set of step by step instructions