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Merging Multiple PDF Documents

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Topic: Merging Multiple PDF Documents

Posted By: UltimateService
Subject: Merging Multiple PDF Documents
Date Posted: 28 Mar 12 at 6:31PM

I have a client that has hundreds of PDF files in a "production" folder. Consider each of these documents as a "procedure" that needs to be performed for a given job in their factory. They want a tool that can help them bring all of the appropriate procedures together into one PDF document, depending on the job.

Here is a typical situation:

\Production folder

PDF-A

PDF-B

PDF-C

PDF-D

PDF-E

...

JOB-1 needs the following PDFs combined in the following order:

PDF-A

PDF-C

PDF-E

PDF-B

JOB-2 needs the following PDFs combined in the following order:

PDF-D

PDF-C

JOB-3 needs the following PDFs combined in the following order:

PDF-A

PDF-E

PDF-B

...and so on...

Any thoughts on how to best accomplish this task? Are there any tools out there that already do this? If we have to build it, we can, but if there is something out there already, we are all ears...

Thanks!

Replies:

Posted By: UltimateService
Date Posted: 02 Apr 12 at 12:29PM

I hear crickets...

Seeing no input from the crowd, I assume the message is "start writing the application"...

Anyone else out there need an application like this???

Posted By: AndrewC
Date Posted: 04 Apr 12 at 4:38AM

Here is the simple Quick PDF Library Code. The hard part is programming the rules you require.

QP.ClearFileList("test");

QP.AddToFileList("test", "1-1805B663 data.pdf");

QP.AddToFileList("test", "1805B results.pdf");

QP.AddToFileList("test", "som0102a.pdf");

QP.AddToFileList("test", "c3639-03DL.pdf");

QP.AddToFileList("test", "c3639-04.pdf");

QP.MergeFileList("test", "merged.pdf");

Posted By: UltimateService
Date Posted: 04 Apr 12 at 12:04PM

Thanks for the reply, AndrewC!

Yes, I recognize that the QP stuff is the easy part... That's why I was asking if anyone out there had run across a need for an application such as that which I am describing.

I can see lots of utility use for such an application, I was just hoping someone else had already taken the time to develop one so I don't have to!

Still dreaming of a "quick" solution...

Posted By: isyscorp
Date Posted: 02 Sep 12 at 5:56AM

Hi Guys,

It's been a month dreaming too of this quick solution, i have a very simple problem.... merging 1 or more PDF files using Delphi. Been talking to support teams and forums regarding this matter... they always tell me READ THIS - READ THAT. Most of them give parameter or theoretical syntax.. #$%^^#%%%@%#@#.... :(

Sigh... can anyone really just give a very simple sample program to do this please... I am kindly loosing confidence... thanks much!

Vid

Posted By: Ingo
Date Posted: 02 Sep 12 at 6:28PM

Hi Vid!

I think this sample from Wheeley is VERY EASY:
AddToFileList (myfiles,1.pdf)
AddToFileList (myfiles,2.pdf)
AddToFileList (myfiles,3.pdf)
mergefilelist(myfiles,combined.pdf)
What you want more?!
Here you've written that your problem is fixed now:
http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2391&PID=10073&title=merging-2-or-more-pdf-files-into-One-pdf-file#10073
So what you're writing about a dream?!

I'm wondering... i'm wondering,
Ingo