Is it possible to copy all the text from a pdf opened in a browser?

[Chema del Barco]

Hi all!

I am creating a webdriver test that needs to read all the text from a
pdf opened in a browser (firefox, for instance). I had a SeleniumRC
version that works perfectly, but the plan is to switch all the
framework to webdriver, and I have not been able to make it work with
it.

What I am trying is to get all the text copied to the clipboard (by
pressing "CTRL+A", then "CTRL+C") and then process the text got.
Please note that as it is a pdf window, meaning the only element to
interact inside the web is an "embed" element inside the body.

Now, I have tried different approximations (2.17, firefox 9):

- The one in http://groups.google.com/group/webdriver/browse_thread/thread/69e9ddfad8dcb1e6:

new Actions(driver())
.click() // tried it to see if the pdf was not having the
focus
.sendKeys(Keys.LEFT_CONTROL + "a")
.sendKeys(Keys.LEFT_CONTROL + "c")
.build()
.perform();

- The previous one without click()

- A more careful try ("waits()" is a WebDriverWait custom
implementation):

Actions builder = new Actions(driver());

Action click =
builder.moveToElement(driver().findElement(By.tagName("embed"))).click().build();

Action control = builder.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).build();
Action a = builder.sendKeys("a").build();
Action c = builder.sendKeys("c").build();

click.perform();
waits().pause(1000);

control.perform();
waits().pause(1000);

a.perform();
waits().pause(4000);

control.perform();
waits().pause(1000);

c.perform();

- Switching to WebDriverBackedSelenium and put the working code in
SeleniumRC (backed selenium reported the error that keyPressNative is
not implemented):

Selenium selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver(), <url of
the pdf>);
selenium.keyPressNative(String.valueOf(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL)); //
Stands for CONTROL
waits().pause(1000);
selenium.keyPressNative("65"); // Stands for A "ascii code for A"
waits().pause(4000);
selenium.keyPressNative(String.valueOf(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL));//
Stands for CONTROL
waits().pause(1000);
selenium.keyPressNative("67"); // Stands for C "ascii code for C"

Any of the stated implementations worked, and right now I'm out of
ideas... Could anyone give some light in here please? Help is much
appreciated!

[Mark Collin]

I assume you mean google chrome:

http://code.google.com/p/selenium/wiki/ChromeDriver

Hi all!

click.perform();
waits().pause(1000);

control.perform();
waits().pause(1000);

a.perform();
waits().pause(4000);

control.perform();
waits().pause(1000);

c.perform();

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[Mark Collin]

Looks like this has gone to the wrong thread... Opps

[Chema del Barco]

No, I am using firefox with native events and JS enabled. Here's the
part of the method to create the webdriver session:

public void startWebDriverSession(DesiredCapabilities capability)
{
String browser = capability.getBrowserName();
capability.setJavascriptEnabled(true);

// Enable this to enable Navite Events in Firefox driver
if
(capability.getBrowserName().equals(DesiredCapabilities.firefox().getBrowserName()))
{
FirefoxProfile profile = new FirefoxProfile();
profile.setEnableNativeEvents(true);
capability.setCapability(FirefoxDriver.PROFILE, profile);
}

this.driver = new RemoteWebDriver(new URL("http://" + serverHost +
":" + serverPort + "/wd/hub"), capability);

}


On 7 feb, 13:21, "Mark Collin" <m...@ardescosolutions.com> wrote:
> I assume you mean google chrome:
>
> http://code.google.com/p/selenium/wiki/ChromeDriver
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> Subject: [webdriver] Is it possible to copy all the text from a pdf opened
> in a browser?
>
> Hi all!
>
> I am creating a webdriver test that needs to read all the text from a pdf
> opened in a browser (firefox, for instance). I had a SeleniumRC version that
> works perfectly, but the plan is to switch all the framework to webdriver,
> and I have not been able to make it work with it.
>
> What I am trying is to get all the text copied to the clipboard (by pressing
> "CTRL+A", then "CTRL+C") and then process the text got.
> Please note that as it is a pdf window, meaning the only element to interact
> inside the web is an "embed" element inside the body.
>
> Now, I have tried different approximations (2.17, firefox 9):
>

> - The one inhttp://groups.google.com/group/webdriver/browse_thread/thread/69e9ddf...

> For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/webdriver?hl=en.

>
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