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Changing File Names for Multiple Files

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2010-05-17 13:38:32
chocolatchaud
Registered: May 16 2010
Posts: 4

Hi,

I have a series of PDF files named under an old system, which now have to be renamed in accordance to a new system. Is there a way to detect the file names, add the new file name on the top right corner of the page, and automatically change the file name? The list of old and new names are on a spreadsheet.

Thanks for any help. :)

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
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2010-05-20 00:38:24
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tractionsoftware
Registered: May 3 2007
Posts: 27
If you have the filenames from and to in excel file, csv file then it would be easy to change that into a DOS script to rename the files by adding rename to the first column then output the 3 columns to a .txt file so you get. e.g.
rename fileold.pdf filenew.pdf
rename fileold2.pdf filenew2.pdf
etc etc
rename the .txt to .bat and run it.

As for filename in top right, we have a pdf tool that can do that for you (can use your xls file too) - see: http://www.traction-software.co.uk/servertools/pdftextstamp

e.g. ..\pdftextstamp -itest.pdf -otest-outfiletitle2.pdf -nopg -sep "" -prefix "[FILETITLE]" -flipv -pos560,10 -align right

(process a list of files)
..\pdftextstamp -ilist.txt -ooutfolder -nopg -sep "" -prefix "[FILETITLE]" -flipv -pos560,10 -align right


It's also possible todo it from interface in Acrobat with our plugin pdf page numberer batch:
http://www.traction-software.co.uk/pdfpagenumbat


Lee
Traction Software
http://www.traction-software.co.uk
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