Hope we are all well - apologies for lack of understanding
$pdfDirectory ='C:\PDF'
Get-ChildItem -Path $pdfDirectory -Filter *.pdf
Lists the below files, all files have different names.
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---- 25/01/2024 09:15 79807 1 - Copy (2).pdf
-a---- 25/01/2024 09:15 79807 1 - Copy.pdf
-a---- 25/01/2024 09:15 79807 1.pdf
I am trying to pass each dynamic named pdf to a function called Convert-PDFtoText $file
I am rather lost. I need to create $file for each of the files named in the list.
Would love some direction if possible.
When I run this I get
$pdfDirectory ='C:\PDF'
Get-ChildItem -Path $pdfDirectory -Filter *.pdf
'This part is incorrect
$file = $pdfDirectory
convert-PDFtoText $file
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---- 25/01/2024 09:15 79807 1 - Copy (2).pdf
-a---- 25/01/2024 09:15 79807 1 - Copy.pdf
-a---- 25/01/2024 09:15 79807 1.pdf
New-Object : Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" argument(s): "C:\PDF not found as file or resource."
At C:\PS\PDFtoTEXT.ps1:6 char:9
+ $pdf = New-Object iTextSharp.text.pdf.pdfreader -ArgumentList $fi ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-Object], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConstructorInvokedThrowException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand
You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\PS\PDFtoTEXT.ps1:11 char:2
+ $pdf.Close()
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull
You are messing up the syntax.
'C:\PDF' | Get-ChildItem -Filter *.pdf | Foreach-Object { convert-PDFtoText -FilePath $_.fullname }