Acrobat 9 - Convert and Combine

Question

I have a folder structure (thousands of folders) with multiple layers of subfolders.  I am trying to convert and combine all TIFF files in each subfolder to one PDF file.  I want that PDF file to be located in the original file structure.  In other words, each subfolder should have one PDF that is the combination of all TIFF files in that folder.
I know I can convert all TIFF files by using the batch processing feature.  That feature will locate the new PDF files in the original file location, which is what I want.  Is Acrobat able to perform the second part of my need, to then combine those PDFs by subfolder?  The "Combine supported files in Acrobat" feature doesn't seem to help since it would have to be run on each folder separately.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Instead of hiring an expensive programmer, just download some non-adobe PDF program like image2pdf and use a Windows batch file:
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%G IN ('DIR /B /AD /S *.*') DO image2pdf -i "%%G\*.TIF" -o "%%G\output.pdf" "%%G"
pause
Place the batch file in a directory as high up as you want to go. So say you have:
-top level
--scans L1
---scans L2
----your files here
--scans L1
---scans L2
----your files here
--scans L1
---scans L2
----your files here
Place that batch file in the top level folder and it will go through and create PDF files for you. My method isn't perfect - it's difficult to dynamically name every PDF file and you're going to get an output.pdf file in every folder, regardless of whether or not there are files in it...but at the most basic raw level, it works and can save tons of time.