Automator PDF to Images

I have a bunch of pdfs they need to be splitted. So far the action PDF to Images works but it is saving all PDFs to the Desktop instead of the chosen folder. I saved this as an application but when I run it again it defaults back save output to: Desktop.
Any suggestions?

Hahahah. Thanks.
Well, it's good that it works now.
If you have any other projects with automator, there are some good sites you should check out too:
http://automatorworld.com
http://www.completedigitalphotography.com
http://www.macworld.com
http://www.automatedworkflows.com
The last link, I have found very helpful, they have a lot of 3rd party actions that do the most unbelievable things with Automator.
Good luck man.

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I think I'm missing something... (I am in Lion, maybe its been fixed in MtL)
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I see a few threads talking about a gap in the action: that it doesn't specify where the output file will go.
The threads talk about workarounds, but ...
isn't that odd, that Apple would leave the action unfinished like that?
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Why not this one?

Hahahah. Thanks.
Well, it's good that it works now.
If you have any other projects with automator, there are some good sites you should check out too:
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http://www.completedigitalphotography.com
http://www.macworld.com
http://www.automatedworkflows.com
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I am taking a folder of pdf files all named numerically in the order they should be in and rendering them to images using the automator "render pdf to images."
This outputs the images with completly random names. Even using the "Rename Finder Items" as suggested right after the Render pdf to images still does not produce images in the right order.
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Hi,
I am running OS X 10.5.6, and am having issues with automator, specifically the PDF to images plugin. I cannot get it to save where I want it to. I can choose any folder I wish in the "Save output to:" pull down menu, and successfully output exactly as I wish while within automator. I can also use a custom name, and check the replace existing files radio button, while in automator, and all working.
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I have renamed the workflow, deleted it and started from scratch, tried other locations, and saved as a plugin rather than an application and there doesn't seem to be any hope.
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thanks,
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Automator PDF help please?

I generate a PDF file each day with anywhere from 5-20 pages. I need to use automator (or something similar) to split this large document into a separate document for each page. Then rename each new document by the text on the first line (ie. name). Then consolidate all of these documents into 1 folder and zip it so that I can email it out.
I can split it fine with "PDF to images" and I can automate the consolidation and zip procedure. However, I can't figure out any way to rename each file to the text on the first line which is the person's name. Is this possible? If so, any help with how to do it?
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Hello
You may also try something like the following rubycocoa script. It will split the specified pdf(s) into pages, each of which is named after its first non-empty line, and zip the directory containing the resultant pages. Currently space : / in name is replaced with _.
#!/bin/bash
infile=~/desktop/test/*.pdf
outdir=~/desktop/test/out
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby -w <<'EOF' - $infile "$outdir"
#   ARGV = pdf [pdf ...] [output_directory]
#   * If out_directory is specified and exists, pages of every specified pdf are saved in out_directory and zipped.
#   Otherwise, pages of each pdf are saved in directory named after pdf followed by "'s pages" in the same directory as pdf and zipped.
#   v0.10
#   written by Hiroto, 2014-10
require 'osx/cocoa'
OSX.require_framework 'PDFKit'
include OSX
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    $stderr.puts "Usage: #{File.basename($0)} pdf [pdf ...] [output_directory]"
    exit 1
end
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    #   string s : source string
    #   return string : s's quoted form for use in shell
    #   * e.g., given s = a'b, quoted form of s = 'a'\''b'
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end
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    d = quoted_form(d)
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end
usage unless ARGV.length > 0
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usage unless ARGV.length > 0
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        $stderr.puts "Not a pdf file: %s" % f
        next
    end
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                gsub(/[[:space:]:\/]/, '_')                 # replace space : / with _
            break if line1.length > 0
        end
        line1 = '_' unless line1.length > 0
        doc1 = PDFDocument.alloc.initWithData(page.dataRepresentation)
        unless doc1.writeToFile(outfile = "#{odir}/#{line1}.pdf")
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        end
    end
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end
zip_j(outdir) if outdir
EOF
If you'd like to have this as an Automator Service, you may try something like this:
0) Service input: Services receives selected [PDF files] in [any application].
1) Run AppleScript aciton
code =
on run {argv}
    tell application "System Events"
        activate
        set d to choose folder with prompt "Choose destination folder"
    end tell
    return argv & d
end run
2) Run Shell Script action
shell = /bin/bash
pass input = as arguments
code =
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby -w <<'EOF' - $@"
#   ARGV = pdf [pdf ...] [output_directory]
#   * If out_directory is specified and exists, pages of every specified pdf are saved in out_directory and zipped.
#   Otherwise, pages of each pdf are saved in directory named after pdf followed by "'s pages" in the same directory as pdf and zipped.
#   v0.10
#   written by Hiroto, 2014-10
require 'osx/cocoa'
OSX.require_framework 'PDFKit'
include OSX
def usage
    $stderr.puts "Usage: #{File.basename($0)} pdf [pdf ...] [output_directory]"
    exit 1
end
def quoted_form(s)
    #   string s : source string
    #   return string : s's quoted form for use in shell
    #   * e.g., given s = a'b, quoted form of s = 'a'\''b'
    %q['%s'] % s.gsub(/'/) {%q['\'']}
end
def zip_j(d)
    d = quoted_form(d)
    %x[zip -j #{d}.zip #{d}/*]
end
usage unless ARGV.length > 0
outdir = File.directory?(ARGV.last) ? ARGV.pop : nil
usage unless ARGV.length > 0
ARGV.select { |f| File.file?(f) }.each do |f|
    url = NSURL.fileURLWithPath(f)
    doc = PDFDocument.alloc.initWithURL(url)
    unless doc
        $stderr.puts "Not a pdf file: %s" % f
        next
    end
    odir = outdir ? outdir : (f + "'s pages")
    Dir.mkdir(odir) unless File.directory?(odir)
    (0 .. (doc.pageCount - 1)).each do |i|
        page = doc.pageAtIndex(i)
        line1 = ''
        page.selectionForRange(NSMakeRange(0, page.string.length)).selectionsByLine.each do |q|
            line1 = q.string.to_s.
                gsub(/^[![:space:]]+|[![:space:]]+\z/, ''). # remove leading and trailing spaces and !
                gsub(/[[:space:]:\/]/, '_')                 # replace space : / with _
            break if line1.length > 0
        end
        line1 = '_' unless line1.length > 0
        doc1 = PDFDocument.alloc.initWithData(page.dataRepresentation)
        unless doc1.writeToFile(outfile = "#{odir}/#{line1}.pdf")
            $stderr.puts "Failed to write page %d of %s to %s" % [i, f, outfile]
        end
    end
    zip_j(odir) unless outdir
end
zip_j(outdir) if outdir
EOF
Resulting workflow will look something like this:
Tested under OS X 10.6.8.
Good luck,
H

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Hiya...my googling efforts have thus far failed!
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Message was edited by: djtun71 (16/11/09)

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