Pulling data from pdf to Excel using VBA

Question

I have a more than 1000 pdf files and I want to extract/pull data from pdf. If I use the pdf to excel conversion then it will take long time so I am trying pull data from pdf to excel using vba.

The format in PDF are as follows: Year 20XX Month MAR

Unique Identification Number(UIN) Name of the Company

Particulars Value IncomeTax IndirectTax OtheTaxes Sales 20000 1000 10000 500 Purchases 20000 500 500 0 Exempt 3000 0 0 0

The format in which I require in Excel is as follows:

Year Month UIN NameofthCompany Particularss Value IncomeTax Indirect OtherTaxes

Answer 1

There are tools online that do this for you. Also, if you want to consider converting all PDF files in a folder to text files, you can easily import text all text files into a folder into Excel, and then manipulate any way you want. A PDF file is essentially a text file, on steroids. Post back if you have additional questions.

How to import multiple text files from a folder into one worksheet?

Sub Test()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice6/7/2016
    Dim xWb As Workbook
    Dim xToBook As Workbook
    Dim xStrPath As String
    Dim xFileDialog As FileDialog
    Dim xFile As String
    Dim xFiles As New Collection
    Dim I As Long
    Set xFileDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
    xFileDialog.AllowMultiSelect = False
    xFileDialog.Title = "Select a folder [Kutools for Excel]"
    If xFileDialog.Show = -1 Then
        xStrPath = xFileDialog.SelectedItems(1)
    End If
    If xStrPath = "" Then Exit Sub
    If Right(xStrPath, 1) <> "\" Then xStrPath = xStrPath & "\"
    xFile = Dir(xStrPath & "*.txt")
    If xFile = "" Then
        MsgBox "No files found", vbInformation, "Kutools for Excel"
        Exit Sub
    End If
    Do While xFile <> ""
        xFiles.Add xFile, xFile
        xFile = Dir()
    Loop
    Set xToBook = ThisWorkbook
    If xFiles.Count > 0 Then
        For I = 1 To xFiles.Count
            Set xWb = Workbooks.Open(xStrPath & xFiles.Item(I))
            xWb.Worksheets(1).Copy after:=xToBook.Sheets(xToBook.Sheets.Count)
            On Error Resume Next
            ActiveSheet.Name = xWb.Name
            On Error GoTo 0
            xWb.Close False
        Next
    End If
End Sub