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Unique file names

dano14087812
Explorer ,
Apr 13, 2021 Apr 13, 2021
Hi 
 
I have to produce 500+ certificates that are all personalised, and then save them as individual PDFs with unique filenames that are not connected or sequential. 
 
Adding the data to the Indesign pages is covered, as is the PDF 'ing – it's the filename thing that I'm struggling with (it doesn't appear in the artwork either).
 
All I can think of is to 'cut n paste' the file name from the master.xls one by one.
 
I'm hoping there is some kind of script? Any ideas welcomed on making this process more streamlined or efficient?
 
thx
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Mike Bro
Advisor , Apr 13, 2021 Apr 13, 2021

Hello Dano,

 

If you have data in your master.xls that you can also have as part of your merge process see the steps below....

 

1. Start off by creating a Paragraph style named "PDF_name"

2. Create a text box in the slug area with a portion of the box within the page bounds and assign the Paragraph style "PDF_name"

3. Assign the field from the data source for the pdf naming

4. Create and save the Merged document, run the script to export the pdfs


The below script will export pdfs named by the contents

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Robert at ID-Tasker
LEGEND , Mar 20, 2024 Mar 20, 2024
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Fixing the typo does not solve the issue though... 
I would greatly appreciate you help.


By @gijsd18053393

 

As per the screenshot - you have wrong quotes:

RobertTkaczyk_0-1710948544139.png

 

copy the one from the rectangle instead of the around [...]:

RobertTkaczyk_1-1710948595510.png

 

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willcampbell7
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May 09, 2024 May 09, 2024

My solution, but not free. There is a 30-day trial.

https://www.marspremedia.com/software/indesign/export-named-pages

 

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rickt38612460
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Jan 08, 2026 Jan 08, 2026
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I use Zevrix's Output Factory to do this type of naming and exporting.
https://zevrix.com/OutputFactory/

 

Its not free but well worth the money given all is fuctionallity.

 

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