[R-390] Re: Y2K Manual Revision question

[Tim Shoppa]

>   Just as a matter of curiosity, can someone explain how to edit 
>a .PDF file?  What are the steps?  Is it possible to "convert" the file
>into one which could be read by  MS Word or Word Perfect?  This would
>simplify the process by not having to re-type the entire 350+ pages
>for those individuals having anything to contribute.

Generally PDF is a "Read-only" format, created by exporting from
other formats.

There are some very excellent tools for manipulating and extracting
data/text/images from PDF files, though. Among them are ghostscript
(a command line tool even though there is a GUI front end that won't
get you to where you want to go).
and PDF::API2 (a set of Perl modules that are top-notch in their
abilities).  Not for the faint of heart!

Tim.