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Introducing: Open Multi-Page PDF win/mac

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Jan 07, 2012 Jan 07, 2012

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Hi all, many users have expressed their desire for a way to open multipage PDFs in Illustrator and for a couple of years now, mac users have enjoyed the use of a script by Shane Stanley to do just that...at first I wanted to translate his script into VB so PC users could benefit from it...since I couldn't get the source code, I decided to give my own version a try using JS....here's the result.

Use with caution, save everything before running until you're comfortable it won't mess things up. I didn't try opening a crazy amount of pages, I "only" opened 35 in about minute and a half. Let us know how many pages you're able to open before you crash Illustrator...

it works with CS4 and CS5 only, windows and mac

have comments?, questions? let me know...enjoy. Carlos Canto

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http://www.fileswap.com/dl/QDc2eDC9v4/AI_openMultiPagePDF_CS4_CS5.zip.html

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//@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;

}

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