Is it possible to create a TOC as .pdf from a compilation of multiple PDFs in a filesystem?
PDF TOC of PDFs
2008-07-25 10:36:21
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Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
2008-07-29 17:45:15
#2
madmars,
If the population of PDFs in the file system are located in one specific folder/directory -
Try obtaining a text file containing a listing of the files from the command line.
Start > Run > cmd
Enter
cd ///.../
Enter
dir /b > [filename].txte.g.,
When open, the command line window will show the default directory...
C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]>Type in the change directory string...
C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]>cd c:\_01a\testAfter using the Enter key...
C:\_01a\test>Type in the dir command string...
C:\_01a\test>dir /b > filelist.txtAfter using the Enter key...
C:\_01a\test>Type in "exit" and press Enter to close out the window.
With Windows Explorer, browse to the target folder to locate the text file.
You could park this file elsewhere by providing a path in front of [filename].txt if you wanted to.
Create a PDF from the text file. Use the link tool to create the link to each listed file.
If the population of PDFs reside in several different folders that are under a common "parent" level folder you could repeat the process above for each folder.
Put the text files directly under the parent folder.
Combine the text files into one PDF.
Again, use the link tool to link each entry to the target PDF.
Alternatively, you could bring the text files' content into Word Perfect, MS Word or whatever.
Cleanup as desired.
Lay the links, output a PDF or output the PDF and lay the links.
If you somewhat regularly put together code you could devise a more elegant approach to harvesting the filenames.
If not, then the plug 'n chug approach above will get the job done.
A discussion of the dir command is at this link:
[url]http://www.computerhope.com/dirhlp.htm[/url]
Be well...
If the population of PDFs in the file system are located in one specific folder/directory -
Try obtaining a text file containing a listing of the files from the command line.
Start > Run > cmd
Enter
cd ///.../
Enter
dir /b > [filename].txte.g.,
When open, the command line window will show the default directory...
C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]>Type in the change directory string...
C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]>cd c:\_01a\testAfter using the Enter key...
C:\_01a\test>Type in the dir command string...
C:\_01a\test>dir /b > filelist.txtAfter using the Enter key...
C:\_01a\test>Type in "exit" and press Enter to close out the window.
With Windows Explorer, browse to the target folder to locate the text file.
You could park this file elsewhere by providing a path in front of [filename].txt if you wanted to.
Create a PDF from the text file. Use the link tool to create the link to each listed file.
If the population of PDFs reside in several different folders that are under a common "parent" level folder you could repeat the process above for each folder.
Put the text files directly under the parent folder.
Combine the text files into one PDF.
Again, use the link tool to link each entry to the target PDF.
Alternatively, you could bring the text files' content into Word Perfect, MS Word or whatever.
Cleanup as desired.
Lay the links, output a PDF or output the PDF and lay the links.
If you somewhat regularly put together code you could devise a more elegant approach to harvesting the filenames.
If not, then the plug 'n chug approach above will get the job done.
A discussion of the dir command is at this link:
[url]http://www.computerhope.com/dirhlp.htm[/url]
Be well...
2008-07-29 17:55:12
#3
Another approach is to use JavaScript in a batch sequence to gather information from a collection of PDFs and generate a TOC using the Report object.
George
George
Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.