If I can use Omnipage to open the PDF, click and click and click, and end up with at least a .TXT file at the other end, I'll get it.
Yes, you can. Omnipage has the ability to OCR from a file, and it can import a multitude of file types, including PDF.
However, not all versions of Omnipage support all the file types - the "SE" versions that are shipped "free" with a lot of scanners, for example, don't support PDF.
The "pro" versions, like the one that I linked to - Omnipage 14 - do open and OCR PDF files directly.
I don't understand your problem with the link I gave you - it opens right up on the item.
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