HI All,
I had an idea that, after some research, I haven't been able to find whether or not it's even possible. I was hoping someone could tell me if it's even conceivable using Adobe.
I would like to take a couple PDF's, that come out of another program, and send it to the distillery and have the distillery put them together, add a template, and then save it to a file....all automatically.
I know this is possible using the Action Wizard in Acrobat Pro, but I would like to remove the need to open Pro every time just to put the files together and add the template.
Is this possible? If so...where can I find more information on it?
Thanks!
Using the Distillery Printer
2011-09-23 10:09:44
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 10.1, Windows
Acrobat Pro 10.1, Windows
2011-09-26 09:16:14
#2
Right....I understand that part. The files that come out of this application I have are PS files, but there are multiple files. Is there a way to use the distiller or Acrobat itself to automatically throw them together and put a background on it?
2011-09-26 12:55:28
#3
You can use the following file with the proper editing for a prologue.ps file for distiller:
%!
% PostScript program for distilling and combining an entire folder or
% directory of PostScript files.
% When embedding font subsets, it is highly recommended you use this technique
% to distill multiple PS files so only one font subset is used for each font.
/PathName (Macintosh HD:Test:*.ps) def % Edit this to point to the folder
% containing the PS files.
/RunDir { % Uses PathName variable on the operand stack
{ /mysave save def % Performs a save before running the PS file
dup = flush % Shows name of PS file being run
RunFile % Calls built in Distiller procedure
clear cleardictstack % Cleans up after PS file
mysave restore % Restores save level
}
255 string
filenameforall
} def
PathName RunDir
% INSTRUCTIONS
%
% 1. Place all PostScript files to be distilled and concatenated in a single
% directory. For example, here are example names of PS files that might
% be used to distill a book:
%
% ac001.ps Cover
% bt001.ps Table of Contents
% ch001.ps Chapter 1
% ch002.ps Chapter 2
% ch003.ps Chapter 3
% in001.ps Index
%
% 2. Make a copy of this file and give it the name you want to have as the prefix
% for the resulting file. For example, you could name this file MyBook.txt.
%
% IMPORTANT: Don't use the .ps suffix if this file is in the same folder as the
% rest of your .ps files. The RunDir command will execute all files that end in
% .ps and this file will be distilled twice!
%
% 3. Redefine the variable "PathName" above to point to the folder/directory which
% contains your PS files.
%
% Macintosh pathname syntax: /PathName (Macintosh HD:Folder:*.ps) def
% Windows pathname syntax: /PathName (c:/mydir/*.ps) def
% UNIX pathname syntax: /PathName (.\\/mydir\\/*.ps) def
%
% Note: The syntax for Windows may look strange, but double escaping the
% backslash character is required when using filenameforall.
%
% 4. Distill the file on the machine running Acrobat Distiller.
%!
% PostScript program for distilling and combining an entire folder or
% directory of PostScript files.
% When embedding font subsets, it is highly recommended you use this technique
% to distill multiple PS files so only one font subset is used for each font.
/PathName (Macintosh HD:Test:*.ps) def % Edit this to point to the folder
% containing the PS files.
/RunDir { % Uses PathName variable on the operand stack
{ /mysave save def % Performs a save before running the PS file
dup = flush % Shows name of PS file being run
RunFile % Calls built in Distiller procedure
clear cleardictstack % Cleans up after PS file
mysave restore % Restores save level
}
255 string
filenameforall
} def
PathName RunDir
% INSTRUCTIONS
%
% 1. Place all PostScript files to be distilled and concatenated in a single
% directory. For example, here are example names of PS files that might
% be used to distill a book:
%
% ac001.ps Cover
% bt001.ps Table of Contents
% ch001.ps Chapter 1
% ch002.ps Chapter 2
% ch003.ps Chapter 3
% in001.ps Index
%
% 2. Make a copy of this file and give it the name you want to have as the prefix
% for the resulting file. For example, you could name this file MyBook.txt.
%
% IMPORTANT: Don't use the .ps suffix if this file is in the same folder as the
% rest of your .ps files. The RunDir command will execute all files that end in
% .ps and this file will be distilled twice!
%
% 3. Redefine the variable "PathName" above to point to the folder/directory which
% contains your PS files.
%
% Macintosh pathname syntax: /PathName (Macintosh HD:Folder:*.ps) def
% Windows pathname syntax: /PathName (c:/mydir/*.ps) def
% UNIX pathname syntax: /PathName (.\\/mydir\\/*.ps) def
%
% Note: The syntax for Windows may look strange, but double escaping the
% backslash character is required when using filenameforall.
%
% 4. Distill the file on the machine running Acrobat Distiller.
George Kaiser