note toma I have used another non-module approach: [http://pdftohtml.sourceforge.net] . It translates pdf to XML or HTML. The XML isn't valid, but it is not difficult to fix. This code is also based on xpdf.<p> I like this approach because it gives me a bunch of text box strings with their bounding box coordinates, which I then sort by location. This is important for me because the documents that I parse tend to have an irregular 'document order.'<P> I have also found pdf tips and tricks on the mostly commercial [http://www.pdfzone.com] site. <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-81749"> <div class="pmsig"><I>It should work perfectly the first time! - toma</I></div> </div></div> 585782 585782