Automating the import of multi-page PDFs

[Art Campbell]

Well,  I'd disagree, slightly. I think the import-via-RTF fits under the
umbrella of copying the original text and reformattting it, which was one of
Christopher's original options. It just isn't copying it directly from the
Word Perfect source.

Putting a wrapper around a sequence of PDFs would work, but I'd always want
to leave the door open to having to correct the originals or to roll them
forward into a newer version in the years to come.

So I'd opt for having editable text.

Art

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On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Pinkham, Jim <Jim.Pinkham at voith.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> Art Campbell
>         art.campbell at gmail.com
>  "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent
> and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
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> apply.
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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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