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russellz39826606
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October 27, 2016
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Extracting a set of PDF pages from a "key word"

  • October 27, 2016
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Hello -

I have searched the web for many hours looking for a solution on being able to extract pages from using a key word (instead of typing individual page numbers).  I even called Adobe Sales to ask if Adobe CS would work and they assured me it would but I would need the pro version.  So I downloaded - and it didn't - I called customer support and they said it wouldn't work - I recalled the sales group and they confirmed it wouldn't work now.  I am not saying this to complain, only to say that I have tried really hard to get this questions answered so I am hoping someone in the forums will be able to help... please!

I have a 2000 page document and need to do a number of different "extractions" of different pages based on key words present.  If there is an automatic way I can do this, I would be very grateful if someone could help impart their wisdom on my:-).

If there is a 3rd party software I can buy, I am happy to do that too (I of course started with looking at Adobe's products).  Oh, and I have a mac.

Thank you,

Russell

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Correct answer Karl Heinz Kremer

This may work with Acrobat - depending on your documents. There should also be no difference between how you would do this in Acrobat 8 vs. Acrobat DC. Take a look at a blog post I wrote a while ago that outlines the general process you would have to implement in Acrobat's JavaScript:

Extract PDF Pages Based on Content - KHKonsulting LLC

Depending on how your content is stored, you may have to filter the amount of data you need to process by e.g. cropping the page down to just the target area you are interested in (and then reversing that crop again before you extract the page). 

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BROOKE.JOSEPH@INTOWNSUITES.COM
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March 18, 2020

I have a document containing multiple invoices. Some invoices are 1 page, some are 2+. I need to save each invoice as a separate document with all pages involved per invoice. Is there a way to do this by recognizing the page number?

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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March 18, 2020

It's entirely possible. Depends on how easy it is for a script to recognize where an invoice begins and ends. There has to be some kind of regular structure/text that can be detected.

 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
Karl Heinz Kremer
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Karl Heinz KremerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 28, 2016

This may work with Acrobat - depending on your documents. There should also be no difference between how you would do this in Acrobat 8 vs. Acrobat DC. Take a look at a blog post I wrote a while ago that outlines the general process you would have to implement in Acrobat's JavaScript:

Extract PDF Pages Based on Content - KHKonsulting LLC

Depending on how your content is stored, you may have to filter the amount of data you need to process by e.g. cropping the page down to just the target area you are interested in (and then reversing that crop again before you extract the page). 

russellz39826606
russellz39826606Author
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October 31, 2016

This worked like a charm!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

try67
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try67Community Expert
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October 28, 2016

I've developed several tools that allow you to do that. The first uses the output from the built-in Advanced Search command of Acrobat to print or extract all of the pages where matches were found. You can find it here: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat -- Print or Extract Pages from CSV Search Results

In addition I've developed tools that highlight all the matches of specific search terms in a file and then allow you to do various thing with them, such as extract the pages they are located on to a new file. If you're interested in the latter you can contact me directly at try6767 at gmail.com and we'll discuss it further.

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October 28, 2016

When you said "Adobe CS" what did you mean? is this 12 year old software or something else?

russellz39826606
russellz39826606Author
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October 28, 2016

Sorry, I meant Adobe Acrobat DC.  I started out with Acrobat Pro 8.0 (mac).  Then downloaded Acrobat Pro DC. 

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