Importing into indesign

I need to import a course catalog into indesign.  The import must be as searchable text -- images are not acceptable.  I can get my catalog in a large number of different formats: PDF, PS, PCL, AFP, Print, AWT and PNG, and to a lesser extent, RTF and TXT.
Naturally, course catalogs have tables all over the place.  I want the imported version to preserve as much formatting as possible.  What should I try?

You will probably have better luck getting a response in the Indesign forum.
-Scott

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