batch editing of metadata

[Guest]

is it possible to use the so-called "tokens" as in some other pdf programs to massively change the title in the metadata? i need to add filename to metadata title in many files.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

I'm not sure what you mean by "tokens", but it is possible to change the metadata of multiple files using an Action in Acrobat Pro, yes. If you want to apply the file's name as its title you can do it using this JavaScript code:

this.info.Title = this.documentFileName;

[Guest]

Thanks for the answer, maybe you can help me? I need the title in metadata consisted of "some text"
+ file name (if possible without ".pdf").

[try67]

Use this:

this.info.Title = "some text " + this.documentFileName.replace(".pdf", "");

[robertr24978064]

Hello, Cool answer. It's exactly what I needed, adding file name to file info title. I tested, and it works. Thanks.

Elsewhere, what script could I use to fill the "Author", "Keywords", and "Subject" fields?

Cheers,

[try67]

It's the same, just replace info.Title with info.Author, info.Keywords, etc.

[robertr24978064]

Simple solution... Great! Can I do the following?

this.info.Title = "some text ";

Thanks.

[try67]

Yes.

[robertr24978064]

Hello, How can I write so the JavaScript excludes the suffix .PDF?

this.info.Title = this.documentFileName;

Thanks,

[try67]

Use this:

this.info.Title = this.documentFileName.replace(/\.pdf$/i, "");

[robertr24978064]

Thanks a million for your reply,

As is, your script doesn't exclude .pdf.

Cheers,

[try67]

Sorry, it had a typo... Try it now.

[robertr24978064]

Marvelous!

[robertr24978064]

With this:

this.info.Title = "some text ";

I get "some text". How can I exclude the quotes?

[robertr24978064]

I get "some text" with the quotes in the Title field.

[try67]

It's not doing that for me...

[robertr24978064]

Apologize, yes, it works fine.

[robertr24978064]

Hi, With Adobe Acrobat 2020, I wish to do the same as described in this tread.

With the script below, it's not working. Can we modify the script or does it only work with Adobe Acrobat Pro?

[try67]

There's no reason the code above shouldn't work in your version, but only the Pro version of Acrobat has batch processing capabilities (via the Action Wizard). So you can use it, but only on one file at a time.