Automating the import of multi-page PDFs

[Pinkham, Jim]

Yes, but I think that's a workaround, Art, and not the exact solution
Christopher is asking for. I recall considering an approach a year or
two back where I would have imported some of our subsupplier brochures,
MSDSs, Product Data Sheets, catalogs, etc. in their full-color,
graphically rich PDFs into FM (to facilitate indexing, bookmarking,
pagination, etc.) had there been a feasible way to do so. I believe
someone on the list suggested there is a plug-in out there that will
either a) directly allow multi-page PDF import all at once or b)
automatically split a PDF into all of its component pages for easier
import. If memory still serves, the cost of the tool wasn't worth it for
our needs, but that's not to say it wouldn't be for someone else. Anyone
recall such a tool?

Jim

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 3:42 PM
To: Christopher Seal
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Automating the import of multi-page PDFs

Unless there's a gotcha that you didn't mention, the easiest route would
be to SaveAs in Acrobat (or any of several third-party programs) to
create an RTF file. Then open the RTF files in Frame, wash out any
hidden characters by saving as MIF and reopening those files, and then
apply the FM look-alike template and go on...

Although you may be able to open the original Word Perfect files in
Frame, that import filter isn't as robust, in my opinion.

Art

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On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Christopher Seal
<cseal at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> A project requires that FM is used to publish a collection of reports 
> that were created in WordPerfect. The reports in the collection must 
> look like the original reports - this is a condition.
>
> I can either copy text from the WordPerfect file and paste into the FM

> document (then format), or I can import sequential pages from the PDF 
> version of each report.
>
> The report collection will be published as PDF.
>
> As there are hundreds of PDF pages to be imported (if I go that 
> route), I was wondering if there is an automated method of doing this.

> Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> I am using FM7.2/WP11
>
>
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