How to extract data from a PDF file with R

In this post, taken from the book R Data Mining by Andrea Cirillo, we'll be looking at how to scrape PDF files using R. It's a relatively straightforward way to look at text mining – but it can be challenging if you don't know exactly what you're doing. Until January 15th, every single eBook and video by Packt is just $5! Start exploring some of Packt's huge range of R titles here. You may not be aware of this, but some organizations create something called a'customer card' for every single customer they deal with. This is quite an informal document that contains some relevant information related to the customer, such as the industry and the date of foundation. Probably the most precious information contained within these cards is the comments they write down about the customers.