# Re: MS Word files and PDFs

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ms-word-files-and-pdfs/58665>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 24, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ms-word-files-and-pdfs/58665 "2006-04-24T17:37:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamal86](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jamal86](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal86)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ms-word-files-and-pdfs/58665/1 "2006-04-24T17:37:20Z")

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I know of a commercial library (about $100) that can read (as well as  
create) PDF files. It comes in both standard Windows DLL and ActiveX  
DLL versions, usable with Ruby Win32API and Win32OLE, respectively.

Jamal