Show the number of pages in the pdf file

[Shulipa Bernad]

Hello everyone! Pessol is there any possibility to display a message informing the number of pages of a PDF file when executing this command?

pdfFolder = File.openDialog ('Select the PDF file.', 'PDF file: *. pdf');

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Do you mean an alert after OK-ing the openDialog or a field in a dialog that indicates the pagenumber when you select a pdf and before OK- or canceling? 

If I remember correctly one can assess a pdf’s number of pages via BridgeTalk but there were cases where the numbers were wrong – I think pdfs that were created by combining pages or some such … 

[SuperMerlin · Accepted solution]

The code can be found here ...Page Count 

[Shulipa Bernad]

Hi c.pfaffenbichler, when I find the .pdf file and click OK, inform the number of pages in it! I think the script for the link indicated by the SuperMerlin , is the same as the one you mentioned about BridgeTalk, here it worked with a modification. Too bad it only works with Bridge open, it can make the message a little slow.

pdfFolder = File.openDialog ('Select the PDF file.', 'PDF file: *. pdf');
alert(getPDFCount(pdfFolder))

function getPDFCount(filePath) {
if (!BridgeTalk.isRunning( "bridge" ) ) BridgeTalk.launch("bridge");   
   var filePath=File(filePath);
      var data;
   if ( BridgeTalk.isRunning( "bridge" ) ) {
     var bt = new BridgeTalk();
     bt.target = "bridge";
     bt.body = 'function a(){app.document.setPresentationMode("browser","' +filePath.path+'");tn = new Thumbnail( File("'+filePath+'") ); tn.refresh(); return tn.core.itemContent.pageCount}a();';
     bt.onResult = function( inBT ) { data = eval(inBT.body)  }
     bt.onError = function( inBT ) { data = ''; }
     bt.send();
     bt.pump();
     $.sleep( 100 );
     var timeOutAt = ( new Date() ).getTime() + 5000;
     var currentTime = ( new Date() ).getTime();
     while ( ( currentTime < timeOutAt ) && ( undefined == data ) ) {
        bt.pump();
        $.sleep( 100 );
        currentTime = ( new Date() ).getTime();
       }
      }
      if ( undefined == data ) {
        data = '';
      }
     return data;
};

[Shulipa Bernad]

 SuperMerlin , sorry for the late message! thanks for the link, it was really what i was looking for.