Extract Pages from Multiple PDFs

Question

I have a set of over twenty PDFs, all with the same page layout but different content. I need to extract pages 7-8 from each PDF into a separate PDF, but not all in the same file. Thus:

PDF1 becomes pages.7-8_PDF1
PDF2 becomes pages.7-8_PDF2
PDF3 becomes pages.7-8_PDF3 etc.

I have tried using JavaScript, but cannot figure it out. Is there a way to accomplish this using JavaScript or Acrobat Actions without going through each file individually?

Thom Parker · Answer

Yes there is. Use the "doc.extractPages()" function.

Here's the reference entry:

https://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/acrobat_dc_sdk/2015/HTMLHelp/#t=Acro12_MasterBook%2FJS_API_AcroJS%2FDoc_methods.htm%23TOC_extractPagesbc-33&rhtocid=_6_1_8_23_1_32

Here's a simple script for an Action.

this.extractPages(6,7,this.path.replace(/\/([^\/]+\.pdf$)/i,"/pages.7-8_$1"));

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