Update app.py

app.py

@@ -8,8 +8,17 @@ import pinecone
 import tempfile
 import shutil
 
+# Debug: Display current PATH
+st.write("System PATH:", os.environ["PATH"])
+
 # Dynamically add Poppler to PATH if necessary
-os.environ["PATH"] += os.pathsep + "C:\\Program Files\\poppler-24.08.0\\bin"
+poppler_path = "C:\\Program Files\\poppler-24.08.0\\bin"
+if poppler_path not in os.environ["PATH"]:
+    os.environ["PATH"] += os.pathsep + poppler_path
+
+# Debug: Confirm Poppler is accessible
+if shutil.which("pdfinfo") is None:
+    st.error("Poppler's pdfinfo executable not found in PATH!")
 
 # Initialize Streamlit app
 st.title("PDF Image to Text/Word Converter with Search Capability")
@@ -30,7 +39,11 @@ if uploaded_file:
 
     # Convert PDF pages to images
     st.write("Converting PDF to images...")
-    images = convert_from_path(pdf_path, output_folder=temp_dir)
+    try:
+        images = convert_from_path(pdf_path, output_folder=temp_dir)
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"Error during PDF to image conversion: {e}")
+        st.stop()
 
     # Extract text from images
     st.write("Extracting text from images...")