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Is it possible to convert a pdf file into post script, then to text for see codes used in post script?

I have one pdf file where text have been formatedformatted in tables,boxes boxes,background colors background colours. I tried to convert my text file to pdf with boxes,tables tables and back ground colorsbackground colours with enscript.I I got success for foreground and background colorscolours, but no tables and boxes. So i convertI converted one pdf file to post script-script to see what codes hashad been used for creating/inserting tables and boxes with text. I got success with PS codes but these are very difficult to understand. Then i convertI converted .ps file to text, but now iI can not see codes. I am hoping after understand post script-script code iI will use the same with awkawk as usual for pdf conversion. But no sucesssuccess. Is there any tool or command socanso I can see exact code used in post script-script with text editor  ? I am using red hat linux 5.9.

Is it possible to convert pdf file in post script then to text for see codes used in post script?

I have one pdf file where text have been formated in tables,boxes,background colors. I tried to convert my text file to pdf with boxes,tables and back ground colors with enscript.I got success for foreground and background colors but no tables and boxes. So i convert one pdf file to post script to see what codes has been used for creating/inserting tables and boxes with text. I got success with PS codes but these are very difficult to understand. Then i convert .ps file to text but now i can not see codes. I am hoping after understand post script code i will use the same with awk as usual for pdf conversion. But no sucess. Is there any tool or command socan see exact code used in post script with text editor  ? I am using red hat linux 5.9.

Is it possible to convert a pdf file to post script, then to text for see codes used in post script?

I have one pdf file where text have been formatted in tables, boxes, background colours. I tried to convert my text file to pdf with boxes, tables and background colours with enscript. I got success for foreground and background colours, but no tables and boxes. So I converted one pdf file to post-script to see what codes had been used for creating/inserting tables and boxes with text. I got success with PS codes but these are very difficult to understand. Then I converted .ps file to text, but now I can not see codes. I am hoping after understand post-script code I will use the same with awk as usual for pdf conversion. But no success. Is there any tool or command so I can see exact code used in post-script with text editor? I am using red hat linux 5.9.

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Is it possible to convert pdf file in post script then to text for see codes used in post script?

I have one pdf file where text have been formated in tables,boxes,background colors. I tried to convert my text file to pdf with boxes,tables and back ground colors with enscript.I got success for foreground and background colors but no tables and boxes. So i convert one pdf file to post script to see what codes has been used for creating/inserting tables and boxes with text. I got success with PS codes but these are very difficult to understand. Then i convert .ps file to text but now i can not see codes. I am hoping after understand post script code i will use the same with awk as usual for pdf conversion. But no sucess. Is there any tool or command socan see exact code used in post script with text editor ? I am using red hat linux 5.9.