pdfinfo.exe isn't working on Powershell

I am trying to do the PowerShell script outlined in the answer here. The question and solution reference "pdfinfo.exe" and "pdfinfo". When I research this, it looks like it should be packaged in some versions of PowerShell but not others. On my machine, the command is not recognized. How might I get this package without downloading a corrupt or malicious file? I am trying to get a total page count of multiple pdf files within a folder structure.

I am using Windows 10 and Powershell / ISE version 5.1.17763.503

Thanks!

Theresa Bryson

Posted 2019-06-18T19:04:57.733

Reputation: 1

2pdf - Windows equivalent for Unix's pdfinfo - Stack Overflow – DavidPostill – 2019-06-18T19:20:06.973

Thanks for the link. I have downloaded the files but the command still does not work even after an install of the closed version. Is there some step I have missed? – Theresa Bryson – 2019-06-18T19:32:33.100

Did you specify the full path of pdfinfo? – harrymc – 2019-06-18T19:42:01.143

Add pdfinfo to your PATH. See http://superuser.com/questions/284342/what-are-path-and-other-environment-variables-and-how-can-i-set-or-use-them

– DavidPostill – 2019-06-18T19:45:42.820

This seems odd, are you absolutely sure this is supposed to work with PowerShell 5.1 instead of PowerShell Core? From what I can tell pdfinfo is a Linux utility, not a Windows utility.

– Ramhound – 2019-06-18T20:23:21.993

pdfinfo.exe isn't working on Powershell

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