Problem merging certified files

Question

I have "problems" if I try to combine documents that have certificates.
I'll explain it better with an example.

I want to combine 6 files of 50 pages each because I only want to print the first page of each one of them (I give an example with 6 but in reality there are more)
The problem happens when I try to combine them and I delete the rest of the pages that I don't need.
When I combine them in a portfolio, the documents that I deleted do not appear in the portfolio.
This only happens if I try to delete one of the pages, if I combine all the documents without deleting any page they are combined correctly

Could you tell me what could be happening? Could it be a bug or is it a bad use on my part?

Thanks for reading me

try67 · Answer

Certified files are digitally signed, which means you can't edit them (except for some basic ways, such as filling in form fields or adding comments, IF the form's author or the signee allowed it). So you can't combine them (except in a Portfolio), nor can you delete pages from this. This is working as intended, then.

If you want to print their first pages you can use an Action to do it, though. Create a new Action via Tools - Action Wizard that executes this code, and then run it on your files:

this.print({bUI: false, nStart: 0, nEnd: 0});

They will be printed to the last printer you used. If you want to specify additional settings (such as printer name, shriking, etc.) that's possible, but will require a more complex script.

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