Introducing: Open Multi-Page PDF win/mac

//@target illustrator
//@targetengine session
// script.name = AI_openMultiPagePDF_CS4_CS5_v1.02.jsx; 
// script.description = opens a multipage PDF;
// script.required = requires CS4 or later
// script.parent = CarlosCanto // 01/07/12;  v1.2-01/15/12
// script.elegant = false;
// Notes: I didn't try opening a ridiculous amount of pages, I "only" open 35 pages....in about a minute and a half.
// Use with caution, save everything before running, script is memory intensive...
// Lion fix by John Hawkinson 01/15/12
/**
 * MaratShagiev, m_js@bk.ru, 15 oct 2016, tested on Illustrator CS4, CS5, CC2015.3
 * modify lines: ~117, ~154-162, ~230-end;
 * what modify:
 * set zero point of the global rulers to the top left corner of the work area
 * start edding pages from this zero point
 * */
//----------------------- START UI CODE, create user interface
var win = new Window ("dialog", "MTools - Open Multipage PDF");
var fileGroup = win.add ("group"); // this is the group on the left, it holds the File button and the Font label note
var btnFile  = fileGroup.add ("button", undefined, "File..."); // button to select the PDF to open
var lblFonts = fileGroup.add ("statictext", undefined, "Unavailable\nFonts\nwill be\nsubstituted.", {multiline: true});
var grpRight = win.add ("group"); // group on the right, to hold everything else
var txtFile  = grpRight.add ("edittext", undefined); // to hold selected PDF file path
var grpPanel   = grpRight.add ("group");
var pagesPanel = grpPanel.add ("panel", undefined, "Page Range");
var lblFrom    = pagesPanel.add ("statictext", undefined, "From:");
var txtFrom    = pagesPanel.add ("edittext", undefined, 1);
var lblTo      = pagesPanel.add ("statictext", undefined, "To:");
var txtTo      = pagesPanel.add ("edittext", undefined, 1);
var btnGroup  = grpPanel.add ("group");
var btnOk     = btnGroup.add ("button", undefined, "Open");
var btnCancel = btnGroup.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel");
var lblStatus = grpRight.add ("statictext", undefined, "Open Multipage PDF requires CS4 or later...");
win.orientation = pagesPanel.orientation = "row"; // two items fileGroup and grpRight
win.alignChildren     = "right";
fileGroup.orientation = "column";
fileGroup.alignment   = "top";
txtFile.alignment     = ["fill", "top"];
lblStatus.alignment   = "left";
grpRight.orientation = "column";
btnGroup.orientation = "column";
btnOk.enabled        = false; // disable this button until a valid file is supplied
txtFrom.characters = txtTo.characters = 3;
btnFile.active = true; // receive the first "Enter"
win.helpTip      = "\u00A9 2012 Carlos Canto";
grpRight.helpTip = "Not tested with a ridiculous amount of pages";
//------------------------ get the PDF file
btnFile.onClick = function () {
  txtFile.text  = ""; // clear previous File path if any
  btnOk.enabled = false; // disable the Ok button
  var fileRef   = File.openDialog ("Select PDF...", "*.pdf"); // get the file
  fileRef       = new File (fileRef.fsName.replace ("file://", "")); // Lion fix by John Hawkinson
  if (fileRef != null && fileRef.exists) // check if it is valid file, it should be, unless after clicking a file, the name gets edited
  {
    txtFile.text  = fileRef.fsName; // show the file Path here
    btnOk.enabled = true; // enable the Ok button
    txtTo.active  = true; // move focus to change the last page to open
  }
}
//------------------------ 
btnOk.onClick = function () {
  doSomething (); // call main function.
  win.close (); // close when done
}
//------------------------ on leaving this text, check again if file exist, in case file path is typed instead of clicking the File...button
txtFile.onDeactivate = function () {
  //alert("on deactivate")
  var file = File (txtFile.text); // create a file based on the text edit control
  if (file.exists) { // and chekc for existance, if it does
    btnOk.enabled = true; // enable the Ok button
  }
  else { // if it does not exist
    btnOk.enabled = false; // disable the Ok button
  }
}
//------------------------
win.center ();
win.show ();
//-------------------------END UI CODE 
function doSomething () // Open each page in the range, group all art, move to a new document, then
{ // with all pages on top of each other, create artboards and move each page
  // to its final own layer, own artboard.
// get first page and last page to open
  $.hiresTimer; // start timer
  var from = txtFrom.text;
  var to   = txtTo.text;
// create destination document, pdf open options, etc
  app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
  var fileRef              = File (txtFile.text); // get file from text edit
  //alert(fileRef.name)
  var idoc                = app.documents.add (); // add a document;
  setAbsZero (); // MaratShagiev modify
  var pdfOptions          = app.preferences.PDFFileOptions;
  pdfOptions.pDFCropToBox = PDFBoxType.PDFBOUNDINGBOX;
  var spacing      = 10; // space between artboards
  var arrPagesInfo = []; // to hold each PDF page name, doc size and art position
  for (j = from; j <= to; j++) // open all pages in range, group art, and move the dest document
  {
    pdfOptions.pageToOpen = j;
// Open a file using these preferences
    var pdfDoc     = open (fileRef, DocumentColorSpace.RGB);
    lblStatus.text = "\u00A9 2012 Carlos Canto - Opening page " + j;
    win.update ();
    var pdfLayer = pdfDoc.activeLayer;
// add a group and group all items
    var items    = pdfLayer.pageItems; // get all items in layer, there's only one layer, right?
    var tempGrp  = pdfDoc.groupItems.add (); // to group everything in page
    tempGrp.name = "Page " + j; // name the group, "Page 1", "Page 2", etc
    for (i = items.length - 1; i > 0; i--) // group all items
    {
      items.move (tempGrp, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
    }
// get document bounds
    var pdfw     = pdfDoc.width;
    var pdfh     = pdfDoc.height;
    var activeAB = pdfDoc.artboards[0];
    pdfLeft = activeAB.artboardRect[0];
    pdfTop  = activeAB.artboardRect[1];
    if (j == from) {
      // firstabRect = activeAB.artboardRect;
      // abRect      = firstabRect;
      // $.writeln(abRect);
      var ableft   = 0; // position next artboard below the first one
      var abtop    = 0;
      var abright  = ableft + pdfw;
      var abbottom = abtop - pdfh;
      firstabRect  = [ableft, abtop, abright, abbottom];
      abRect       = firstabRect;
    }
    else {
// TODO // x = 8498 seems to be the canvas max X position, check and make another row if a page gets to here
      if ((abRect[2] + spacing + pdfw) >= 8494) // if rightmost artboard position surpases the canvas size,
      {
        var ableft   = firstabRect[0]; // position next artboard below the first one
        var abtop    = firstabRect[3] - spacing;
        var abright  = ableft + pdfw;
        var abbottom = abtop - pdfh;
        firstabRect  = [ableft, abtop, abright, abbottom];
      }
      else // if we don't get to the canvas edge, position next artboard, to the right of the last one
      {
        var ableft   = pageSpecs[3][2] + spacing; // pageSpecs[3] = abRect // abRect[2] = right position
        var abtop    = pageSpecs[3][1]; // abRect[1] = top position
        var abright  = ableft + pdfw;
        var abbottom = abtop - pdfh;
      }
      abRect = [ableft, abtop, abright, abbottom];
    }
// get this group position relative to top/left
    var deltaX = tempGrp.left - pdfLeft;
    var deltaY = pdfTop - tempGrp.top;
// make an array to hold each page Name, width, height, deltaX, deltaY
    pageSpecs = [tempGrp.name, deltaX, deltaY, abRect]; // pageSpecs holds last page info, it gets overwritten as we add pages
    arrPagesInfo.unshift (pageSpecs); // unshift to make first page, the last in the array
// duplicate grouped page 1 onto dest document
    newItem = tempGrp.duplicate (idoc, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
// close current PDF page
    pdfDoc.close (SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
  } // end for all pages to open
// Stage 2, create layers and artboards for each PDF page (group) and reposition 
// loop thru the groups, add artboards for each and reposition
  var ilayer = idoc.layers[idoc.layers.length - 1]; // the one layer so far
  for (k = arrPagesInfo.length - 1; k >= 0; k--) // last item in the array holds the first PDF page info
  {
// add new layer and new AB
    var newAB     = idoc.artboards.add (arrPagesInfo[3]);
    var newLayer  = idoc.layers.add ();
    newLayer.name = arrPagesInfo[0]
// reposition group relative to top/left
    var igroup = ilayer.groupItems;
    igroup.left = newAB.artboardRect[0] + arrPagesInfo[1];
    igroup.top  = newAB.artboardRect[1] - arrPagesInfo[2];
    igroup.move (newLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);
// add new artboard to the left of existing one
    lblStatus.text = "Repositioning page " + k;
    win.update ();
  }
  idoc.artboards[0].remove ();
  ilayer.remove ();
  app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DISPLAYALERTS;
  var time                 = $.hiresTimer / 1000000; // end timer
  lblStatus.text           = "Copyright 2012 \u00A9 Carlos Canto";
  alert (arrPagesInfo.length + " pages opened in " + time.toFixed (2) + " seconds"); // 35 pages opened in 98-99 seconds
  //$.writeln(time);
}// end doSomething Function
/**
 * set the zero point of global rulers to top left corner of main work area
 *
 * used copy-past max-size-rectangle (16383*16383 pt)
 * and the Document.view property
 * */
function setAbsZero () {
  var WORK_AREA_SIZE  = 16383,
      d               = activeDocument,
      rect            = d.pathItems.rectangle (0, 0, WORK_AREA_SIZE, WORK_AREA_SIZE),
      artbMax,
      screenModeStore = d.views[0].screenMode;
  rect.stroked  = false;
  rect.selected = true;
  cut ();
  d.views[0].screenMode = ScreenMode.FULLSCREEN;
  d.views[0].zoom       = 64;
  d.views[0].zoom       = 0.0313;
  paste ();
  rect    = selection[0];
  artbMax = d.artboards.add (rect.geometricBounds);
  d.rulerOrigin                                                  = [0, d.height];
  d.artboards[d.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex ()].rulerOrigin = [0, 0];
  rect.remove ();
  artbMax.remove ();
  d.views[0].screenMode = screenModeStore;
}

Thank you so much Carlos.

Hi Carlos,

Thanks for your reply, I managed to troll through some of your other posts elsewhere and I found this exact script yesterday.

It works absolutely perfectly, thank you!

Kind regards,

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Carlos, first I want to say thank you so much for this. I can't tell you how many HOURS this saves me a week. HOURS. This should be a standard Adobe product in my opinion.

I do have a quick question. When pasting on ALL ARTBOARDS, is there a trick to pasting all IN FRONT or pasting all BEHIND? Sometimes it works for me, other times it does not.

Regardless of this small little item, I appreciate the work you put into this.

You're welcome

Thankss Carlossss,

It works perfect in Illustrator CC.