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paul_newb
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January 25, 2018
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Can I run an Acrobat Pro DC Action Wizard in batch mode?

  • January 25, 2018
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I have a collection of about 70 PDFs generated in a folder from Adobe FrameMaker (via a FrameScript) or MS Word.

I have an Action Wizard in Acrobat Pro DC that sets stuff like their Document Properties > Initial View settings.

Is it possible to run a batch script that does this for me e.g. from a command prompt (I'm on MS Windows 7) opens Acrobat, points it at the folder with the PDFs, runs the Action Wizard, closes Acrobat. At the moment I have to manually open Acrobat + load the Action Wizard, etc. 

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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February 29, 2020

It's not intuitive but Acrobat Pro can do it:

1- Locate the Preflight tool in the Print Production pane

2- Select "Profiles" and use the "Options" menu to create a new profile

3- Create a new "Custom Fixup" into the new profile (Initial View and/or something else, there are many options)

4- Go back to the "Options" menu to create a new Droplet, that use this new profile.

 

A droplet is like an application, and as its name suggests, you just have to drag&drop your PDF files over it.

 

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
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January 25, 2018

, Yes, I just saw your "70" in your first post, sorry to have missed that.

try67
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try67Community Expert
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January 25, 2018

Might be possible using a third-party plugin of some kind, but Acrobat by itself does not allow that.

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paul_newbAuthor
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January 25, 2018

Thanks try67.

I guess the question is morphing into 'does anyone use a 3rd party product that can batch run Acrobat Pro DC' then!

try67
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try67Community Expert
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January 25, 2018

I might be able to create for you a command-line application that will do it independently of Acrobat, but I'll need to know exactly what settings you want to change. Feel free to contact me privately (try6767 at gmail.com) to discuss it further.

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