Hi, I'm looking for suggestions on how to do the following as an automated process: Auto split a multi page pdf into individual pages Use OCR to find a reference number in a specific area of the single document Save the individual documents with a file name matching that reference number combined with today's date If possible create a CSV file listing the references numbers scanned and save this to the same folder Basically I'm looking to make a very time consuming manual process a little bit easier to manage. Thanks in advance for any suggestions

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JayWHurl

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Can I auto split / save / rename files using OCR ?

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September 3, 2021
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Hi, I'm looking for suggestions on how to do the following as an automated process:

Auto split a multi page pdf into individual pages
Use OCR to find a reference number in a specific area of the single document
Save the individual documents with a file name matching that reference number combined with today's date
If possible create a CSV file listing the references numbers scanned and save this to the same folder

Basically I'm looking to make a very time consuming manual process a little bit easier to manage.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

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Raju5E06

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Check this....
AutoSplit: Naming Output PDF Files with Text from Location

AnandSri

Legend

Thanks for sharing a workaround.

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defaultcfa6f8sn2b7x

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We use Adobe Acrobat DC with the Evermap AutoSplit Pro plugin. Does exactly what you need, but there is a cost for Acrobat and the plugin.

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JayWHurlAuthor

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Many thanks, this looks like the route I will take, much appreciated!

try67

Community Expert

I would not split the file as the first step. Instead, OCR the entire file, then run a script on the individual pages in it searching for reference number, and when found extract that page as a new file. This will make it easier to generate the output CSV file and will also save you a couple of steps along the file.

The script to do it would have to be custom-made, and will be quite complex, though.

If you're interested in hiring someone to create it for you (for a fee, of course) feel free to contact me privately via [try6767 at gmail.com] to discuss it further.

Abambo

Community Expert

All is possible, but you are looking for a highly automated process that needs extensive programming. It's probably worth to investigate, if you have a lot (not a thousand, but thousands) of documents to work on. And it won't be a cheap solution…

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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