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To: Cboldt
I did look into some of those...but it seemed to me that I would first need to download the pdf to the computer I'm presently using, then upload to a site which would then send an email of the doc rendered into html.

At first, I couldn't figure out how to download this particular pdf. Then once I figured that out (its simple enough, although some pdf's are not downloadable) I didn't care for giving access to the computer I'm using, and an email address to some anonymous outfit who could be I don't know who --- but would be in it for the money, if only to sell my email address.

So I gave up, and typed it out mainly by hand, although there were some central portions which I'd copy/pasted, then painstakingly put back together from how it becomes scattered into just a few letters at a time when I attempted to lift it straight from the file as diplayed when opened.

But thank you for the link. I'll look into Zamar, and see what I can find about that service, good or bad, before deciding. They have to make money in some way or another, and right now, I don't want to buy the programming tools which would allow me to do it all on the same desktop.

As for free, online service, one outfit I checked into (a little) had terms of service which stipulated there would be ads attached to the rendered into html doc. Maybe I should have gone with that.

If I could find a place where I could somehow export a pdf to a site without needing to download it first (and not have to pay$$ to do it also) that would be ideal, but I suspect is as of yet, made of unobtanium and fairy-dust sprinklings.

55 posted on 09/22/2015 2:38:50 PM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: BlueDragon

Or just let me know you want it done. I can usually get the pdf and convert it. I do it often, to post excerpts.


58 posted on 09/22/2015 3:04:07 PM PDT by Cboldt
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