Gogula Aryalingam on 17 Jan 2015 03:15:10
I have come across so many public data repositories that hold data in PDF format. Other websites have tables within documents such as annual reports etc., also in PDF format. A data source for PDFs or tables from PDFs would be awesome!
Administrator on 13 Apr 2019 00:56:11
The PDF connector is now generally available in the April release of Power BI Desktop. Learn more here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-april-2019-feature-summary/#pdf
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RE: Tables in PDF files
Early 2018? Month?
RE: Tables in PDF files
Any update on the ETA for this? Really looking forward to it!
RE: Tables in PDF files
While we wait for a Connector solution (which would be great), I'm having some success at this task using the open-source Tabula project.
http://tabula.technology/
It has supporting automation/scripting projects (e.g. tabula-py for python), but in almost all cases manual extract design and post-extract data transformation is required. I guess this is due to the imprecise nature of PDF tables.
RE: Tables in PDF files
This is a very useful connector. The Internet has a lot of information in PDF, which can be used in complex analysis.
RE: Tables in PDF files
Hi - is there an expected release for this? Hopefully early 2018 = March update!
RE: Tables in PDF files
Great idea
RE: Tables in PDF files
Can't wait! This will save me a huge amount of time.
RE: Tables in PDF files
That would be great!
RE: Tables in PDF files
That's GREAT news!
RE: Tables in PDF files
Bluebeam Revu Extreme can export PDF to Excel