Split PDF following preserving existing bookmarks

Hello,
Is it possible to split a PDF using Acrobat XI by top level bookmarks, while retaining existing bookmarks in the resulting files?
With the default split it creates the new PDF's, but looses the bookmarks.
Thanks for any suggestions.
PS: I am on a Mac platform

If it happens always at a specific location check if there's something out
of the ordinary with that bookmark. For example, does it contain any weird
characters in its name? Is it identical to another bookmark (or even to the
name of the document itself)?
I would think the application could handle those situations, but maybe it
can't...

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I have a long PDF that i put mutliple levels of bookmarks into but now it is too large for me to upload. If I split it by the top level bookmarks I lose all the other bookmarks in the new file. Is there a way to do this without having to rebookmark the new files?

You can do it by deleting the pages you don't want in each file, which will preserve the bookmarks structure.
This process could also be automated using a script.

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In InDesign, you can create bookmarks which will export to PDF by using the Table of Contents feature. You would need to use consistent paragraph styles throughout your document. When you make the table of contents by choosing Layout > Table of Contents you specify the paragraph styles that you want to use as bookmarks. When finished, you can put the Table of Contents that is created (you'll get a Place cursor) on a blank page that you don't need to include in the PDF file. But the bookmarks will be exported to PDF if you check that option (turned on by default).

Split PDF Files by Bookmarks

Can anyone please let me know how do I split PDF Files by bookmark using Java Script.
I am making a Visual Basic utility to read the bookmarks in PDF Files and split them based on the bookmarks. I am able to split the PDF Files by using Arts PDF Split Pro. However since I am already using Adobe Standard, I would like to do it with Adobe itself.
Thus, I pay license for only one software and not two.
Thanks
Rahul

I couldn't find much information online about this myself, but hammered away until it worked. You should easily be able to adjust it for your needs.
My sources:
Adobe IAC Developer Guide
Adobe IAC API Reference
Adobe JS API Reference
Adobe Acrobat and VBA – An Introduction | Karl Heinz Kremer's Ramblings
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Private Sub extractBookmark()
Dim AcroApp As AcroApp, AVDoc As AcroAVDoc, PDDoc As AcroPDDoc, PDBookmark As AcroPDBookmark, AVPageView As AcroAVPageView
Dim newPDF As AcroPDDoc, mergePDF As AcroPDDoc
Dim jso As Object, BookMarkRoot As Object
Dim masterPath As String, testName As String, i As Variant, bookmark As Variant
Dim startN As Integer, endN As Integer, nPages As Integer, totalP As Integer
Set AcroApp = CreateObject("AcroExch.App")
Set AVDoc = CreateObject("AcroExch.AVDoc")
Set PDDoc = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDDoc")
Set PDBookmark = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDBookmark")
masterPath = ActiveWorkbook.Path & "\MasterDocument.pdf"     'Path of the PDF containing the bookmarks to be extracted
AVDoc.Open masterPath, vbNull
Set AVPageView = AVDoc.GetAVPageView
Set PDDoc = AVDoc.GetPDDoc
Set jso = PDDoc.GetJSObject
Set BookMarkRoot = jso.BookMarkRoot
bookmark = jso.BookMarkRoot.Children
totalP = PDDoc.GetNumPages
'Loop through the 10 bookmarks in MasterDocument.pdf and get the starting page # of each. This # has to be changed to the # of bookmarks in your pdf. Or write something to count the bookmarks and use that variable. "productName" is a global variable for my specific project... You'll need to revise this for your purpose.
For i = 0 To 9
    If bookmark(i).Name = productName Then
        PDBookmark.GetByTitle PDDoc, bookmark(i).Name
        PDBookmark.Perform AVDoc
        AcroApp.Exit
        startN = AVPageView.GetPageNum
        If i < 9 Then
            PDBookmark.GetByTitle PDDoc, bookmark(i + 1).Name
            PDBookmark.Perform AVDoc
            AcroApp.Exit
            endN = AVPageView.GetPageNum
            nPages = endN - startN
        Else
            nPages = totalP - startN
        End If
    End If
Next
PDDoc.Close
'This part will also need to be modified. I am inserting the bookmarks into an already made PDF (global variable for me "fName"). You'll want to create a new pdf.
Set newPDF = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDDoc")
Set mergePDF = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDDoc")
newPDF.Open fName & ".pdf"     'This line needs changing for your purpose. Probably could be.... newPDF.Create
mergePDF.Open masterPath
newPDF.InsertPages 0, mergePDF, startN, nPages, 0
newPDF.Save PDSaveFull, fName & ".pdf"
newPDF.Close
mergePDF.Close
End Sub

Script to Split PDF files on Bookmarks

I'm totally new to Java scripting. What I'm looking for is a script I can run from batch processing with professional that will look at a collection files in s directory and split ech one of them on their bookmarks into smaller files.
The bookmarks are all based on the page so it is possible to use the bookmark object's "execute" method to execute the bookmark action and pickup the page number.
I read that last part somewhere. If someone can give me a reference to a thread or just some code to get me started that would help. Thanks,
Josh

5 years later... hopefully this helps someone out there.
I couldn't find much information online about this myself, but hammered away until it worked. My code is for a slightly different purpose, but you should easily be able to adjust it for your needs.
My sources:
Adobe IAC Developer Guide
Adobe IAC API Reference
Adobe JS API Reference
Adobe Acrobat and VBA – An Introduction | Karl Heinz Kremer's Ramblings
UtterAccess Discussion Forums > Splitting Pdf Files
Private Sub extractBookmark()
Dim AcroApp As AcroApp, AVDoc As AcroAVDoc, PDDoc As AcroPDDoc, PDBookmark As AcroPDBookmark, AVPageView As AcroAVPageView
Dim newPDF As AcroPDDoc, mergePDF As AcroPDDoc
Dim jso As Object, BookMarkRoot As Object
Dim masterPath As String, testName As String, i As Variant, bookmark As Variant
Dim startN As Integer, endN As Integer, nPages As Integer, totalP As Integer
Set AcroApp = CreateObject("AcroExch.App")
Set AVDoc = CreateObject("AcroExch.AVDoc")
Set PDDoc = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDDoc")
Set PDBookmark = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDBookmark")
masterPath = ActiveWorkbook.Path & "\MasterDocument.pdf"     'Path of the PDF containing the bookmarks to be extracted
AVDoc.Open masterPath, vbNull
Set AVPageView = AVDoc.GetAVPageView
Set PDDoc = AVDoc.GetPDDoc
Set jso = PDDoc.GetJSObject
Set BookMarkRoot = jso.BookMarkRoot
bookmark = jso.BookMarkRoot.Children
totalP = PDDoc.GetNumPages
'Loop through the 10 bookmarks in MasterDocument.pdf and get the starting page # of each. This # has to be changed to the # of bookmarks in your pdf. Or write something to count the bookmarks and use that variable. "productName" is a global variable for my specific project... You'll need to revise this for your purpose.
For i = 0 To 9
    If bookmark(i).Name = productName Then
        PDBookmark.GetByTitle PDDoc, bookmark(i).Name
        PDBookmark.Perform AVDoc
        AcroApp.Exit
        startN = AVPageView.GetPageNum
        If i < 9 Then
            PDBookmark.GetByTitle PDDoc, bookmark(i + 1).Name
            PDBookmark.Perform AVDoc
            AcroApp.Exit
            endN = AVPageView.GetPageNum
            nPages = endN - startN
        Else
            nPages = totalP - startN
        End If
    End If
Next
PDDoc.Close
'This part will also need to be modified. I am inserting the bookmarks into an already made PDF (global variable for me "fName"). You'll want to create a new pdf.
Set newPDF = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDDoc")
Set mergePDF = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDDoc")
newPDF.Open fName & ".pdf"     'This line needs changing for your purpose. Probably could be.... newPDF.Create
mergePDF.Open masterPath
newPDF.InsertPages 0, mergePDF, startN, nPages, 0
newPDF.Save PDSaveFull, fName & ".pdf"
newPDF.Close
mergePDF.Close
End Sub

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I am running Windows Vista, Firefox 3.6.13, on a 18 month old HP a6700f. I read the embedded help, but the instructions for deleting addresses doesn't work and it doesn't tell how to move existing bookmarks to a folder.

See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Sorting_and_rearranging_bookmarks_-_Firefox
Entries in the location bar drop down list with a yellow (blue on Mac) star at the right end are bookmarks.<br />
You can remove such a bookmarked item that shows in the list if you open that url in a tab and click the yellow star in the location bar.<br />
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* [[Clearing Location bar history]]
* [[Cannot clear Location bar history]]

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It creates about 12 of my 80-something bookmarks and then tells me that there is an error and it is read-only and will not split the rest of the document. I have saved-as under different names, in different locations and keep getting the same error message. The document that I am splitting is not read only, it is not protected. I have no idea why it won't continue to split the rest of the document. Any suggestions?

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of the ordinary with that bookmark. For example, does it contain any weird
characters in its name? Is it identical to another bookmark (or even to the
name of the document itself)?
I would think the application could handle those situations, but maybe it
can't...

Split PDF by pages using command line options

Hi,
I am after a product to split a PDF file by pages / bookmark using command line options. It would be good, if the product comes with functionality to call from VB/.NET SDK.
I googled and came across many products, out of these following looks good. Has anyone used this. Please suggest me.
www.neeviapdf.com
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You are posting in the wrong forum. This forum is for Acrobat Scripting.

Pdf's Links and Bookmarks

Hello,
I know you can add links and bookmarks within a pdf, that will take you to other areas of that particular pdf. However, I need to put a link or bookmark into a pdf that will allow a user to click on a link in Captivate, Flash, Dreamweaver, etc and be taken directly to that section within the pdf.
Can you create a link on a website that will take you to a particular spot within a pdf? Or will it just open the pdf and display the first page, and then the user would have to scroll to that section?
If this can't be done, what is a good solution?

Thanks so much!
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:48:45 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Pdf's Links and Bookmarks
It can be done yes.
It's all explained in the following link:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/317/317300.html
>

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So far the script will execute the book marks for the pages in the time sheet report without the string "Employee Signature".
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I need to place a new bookmark underneath the existing bookmarks for the pages that do not contain the words "employee signature".
I am not sure how to refer to the existing bookmark on those pages.
Tried to revise the script, and now all of the new bookmarks are created underneath all of the existing bookmarks for every page in a continuous loop.
I need a new single bookmark underneath the exisiting bookmarks on the pages that do not contain the words "employee signature".
Can you please help?
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var bFound = false; // logical status of found words
// loop through pages
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         break; // no need to further test for this page
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   if(bFound == false) {
for (var i=0; i < this.bookmarkRoot.children.length; i++)
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        this.bookmarkRoot.children[i].children[nLastSub].execute();
this.bookmarkRoot.children[i].children[nLastSub].createChild("Next Page", "this.pageNum = " + (m+1));
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Open a pdf by a selected bookmark
Exist command line modifyers to initiate Adobe acrobat v.7 and goes directly to a bookmark ?
If exist where is the complete list of modifiers of the command line ?
Can I write a VB Script , or bat to go directly to a bookmark inside an adobe document ?
By example : Start - Execute - Open a document by a bookmark
Thankssss

From the Acrobat JS API:
Open a document, and go to a named destination within that document. The example assumes the document being opened by
openDoc is disclosed
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// Go to a destination in this new doc
myNovelDoc.gotoNamedDest("chapter5");
// Close the old document
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bmObject.execute;
HTML link to open to a named destination (from Acrobat PDF Opem Parameters):
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Thanks for your help.

Yes it does. It disassembles pdf1 by extracting pages 1-3 and disassembles pdf2 by extracting pages 4-5. Then re-assembles the two subsets into a new PDF.
You could extract page1 from pdf1 only and create a pdf, then page2 of pdf1 into a different PDF using something similar to:
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