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October 31, 2016
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PDF Automation

  • October 31, 2016
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I am trying to automate multiple steps:

Step 1: Extract Pages from a Dynamically Generated PDF

Step 2: Open pages one at a time

Step 3: Search for and copy first two words on the page (LAST NAME, FIRST NAME)

Step 4: Rename file with "Date"_"LAST NAME, FIRST NAME"

I looked into other options and saw that Adobe Bridge has a batch renaming feature.

But it can only pull from metadata, so if I could automate the "LAST NAME, FIRST NAME" being copied into the Keywords Metadata that option would work.

Any help on this would be appreciated

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try67
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October 31, 2016

If the pages are consistent then it can be done using Acrobat JavaScript, but it would require the development of a custom-made script that will iterate over the words in each page, looking for the relevant text and then extract the pages using the pattern you specified. It's not a simple task for a novice in Acrobat JS.