create PDF + TXT File

[Christian von NF]

Hello, im just testing naps2. Very good ! I've 2 questions. 1. is it possible to create a serachable PDF and export the Text in a seperate txt-file ?

1. can i generate file-names like Scan1-20160224-1632

[Ben Olden-Cooligan]

Hi,

1. No. While you can create a searchable PDF by using the OCR menu, NAPS2 can't currently create text files from OCR.
2. Yes, you can use placeholders like "Scan1-$(YYYY)$(MM)$(DD)-$(hh)$(mm)" or "Scan$(n)".

[Jon]

Can placeholders be used in the cli? Windows doesn't seem to like the $(nnn) in the output filename. I get:

nnn : The term 'nnn' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the
spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:36

• ./naps2.console -o "D:\Scans\map_$(nnn).jpg" --jpegquality 100 --pro ...
• ~~~
  • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (nnn:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

[Ben Olden-Cooligan]

Use single quotes instead of double quotes, powershell will try and parse it otherwise.

./naps2.console -o 'D:\Scans\map_$(nnn).jpg' ...

[Jon]

Thank You Ben, should have tried that myself! Doh! :-|