Extract txt from PDF local file

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Hi there.
I know there are videos and instructions but I’m a bit confused by now.
I need to extract data from several PDF files at a time (which is not an image but I guess it doesn’t matter), to use on other automated tasks.
The PDF is a local file.
I have tried to open it in browser through “open” command and filepath but although it opens the file, I get an error afterwards: " * Line 3: Error #210: ‘open’ failed. No page load event detected after 10s (!TIMEOUT_WAIT). Error details: heart beat error thrown"
How can I extract text from local pdf files?
Do I have to use desktop automation, open the app, open the file… etc?

Thank you in advance.

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Hmm, if all you need is to scrape text from PDF files, I suggest that you use the OCR API directly, e. g. with Powershell or cURL.

There is no need for using the RPA software in this case!

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The all purpose is to automate a bulk payment task for which we need to use partial data from several pdf files from time to time (aside from other clicks and whistles - that’s ok to solve) - that’s why I’m using RPA software.
I’m not familiar with Powershell nor cURL but I will check it.