Merge PDF's based on portion of filename

[brett_2]

Is there a way to set up an action that uses the combine files function and some java script to merge pdf's based on part of their filename?

I'm a complete newbie...

folder containing pdf's in this format:

43 wellington st_20.pdf

43 wellington st_34.pdf

35 hampdon rd_4.pdf

35 hampdon rd_67.pdf

22 dover crt_11.pdf

output folder to contain merged pdf's as follows:

43 wellington st.pdf

35 hampdon rd.pdf

22 dover crt.pdf

Any help is much appreciated

Duncan

[try67]

You can't use the built-in combine files command to do it. You would need to use a combination of an Action and a script.

The Action would collect the file-paths of the files you want to merge and then the script, executed separately, will decide which files to merge and then perform the merge itself.

[brett_2]

Would you know how to create a script to achieve this?  As I mentioned I'm a complete newbie

[try67]

Yes, I do, but it's not a trivial task. If you're interested in hiring someone to do it for you, feel free to contact me privately.