In general, I don't use pdftotext. I suggested it as an option. I much prefer to submit my pdfs to access.adobe.com. If the pdf is on a web site. I just read the resulting html in a browser. Otherwise, I have the text mailed back. My attempts to use pdftotext have, thus far, been on small, simple files, and the resulting text has been usable. I code in the power of The Source, maintaining all kernel, dependent libraries, etc... -Dave