Creating one large pdf from 2 smaller pdfs

Is there a way to do this in Acrobat 7? I have several single pages which are 6" x 10.5" which I want to create reader spreads with.
thanks

The short answer is "No." To do this, you should place the two pages into InDesign, and make a new PDF.
Or you should acquire a PDF imposition plug-in. To find them, you could do a Google search for "PDF imposition".

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Creating and organizing one large document from many small "forms"

I'm organizing a symposium and attendees submit abstracts.
I have set up a "form" using Word to distribute to people to fill out and named all the fields, example: "Title," "Firstauthor," "Body." Etc.
They are going to email me completed forms.
I was hoping that it'd be easy to make a drag/drop Script so that I can just drag and drop these files to create big document that would organize the abstracts & attendees into a program.
Word has the "catalog" creation option in the merge-manager. But it uses some sort of tab delimiting scheme for acquiring its data when it's going to be in the form of various fields and the field-names.
At my disposal, I also have File Maker Pro, but doesn't really seem to be able to do what I want to. I don't want to manually enter information (hundreds of attendees).
Could I make a script that would:
tell FileMaker to open a database and create a new entry
tell word to get from a field "FirstName" and copy to clipboard
tell filemaker to paste from clipboard to cell "firstname" of the new entry
....etc. with the other the fields .... and so on? to create the database in file maker. and then in Word, the merge-manager has a user-friendly interface to merge data from a FileMaker database and use the create a catolog feature. Is this too convoluted?
Any suggestions on the best route? any ideas? I don't think what I'm trying to do is all that unusual.
I've never written an applescript, but I have used them and I read about the language. I am generally a quick learner .... I just need to be pointed into the best plan of attack or know what the capabilities are.
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) OfficeX and File Maker Pro
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hi Ettor,
Firstly, if the document is password protected, then I don't know if it could be done. Tatro's documents probably aren't. The first step is to unprotect the fill-in form document with ui scripting:
tell application "Microsoft Word" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Microsoft Word"
tell menu bar 1
tell menu "Tools"
delay 1
click menu item "Unprotect Document"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
The document needs to be unprotected for macros to work. from there you can run a saved macro that sets the Save Preference, Save data only for forms. I named my recorded macro "ChangeFormPref". The macro could probably save the file also, but I wanted a simple macro. To run the macro, I found this on the Internet somewhere:
do Visual Basic "Application.Run \"ChangeFormPref\""
At this point, when you save the document, it's saved as text with AppleScript. Here's the entire script with no error checking:
set dp to (path to desktop as string)
set fs to (dp & "new.txt")
tell application "Microsoft Word" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Microsoft Word"
tell menu bar 1
tell menu "Tools"
delay 1
click menu item "Unprotect Document"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
tell application "Microsoft Word"
activate
do Visual Basic "Application.Run \"ChangeFormPref\""
delay 1
save front document in fs
end tell
The delays may not be necessary, except for the one that waits for Word to activate. Here, I just placed the new.txt file on the desktop for testing.
Next, AppleScript could easily concatenate the files creating data for a database. I would probably use the new.txt file as a temporary file, read that file, concatenate to a main file, clear the temp file, rewrite to it with Word, etc.. It might be faster though to create all the files first with some naming convention.
I wasn't sure if Tatro was coming back, but am glad someone may use it.
Note that Tatro is using Word X.
Edited: I should give a warning that if you unprotect document and protect it again you lose the data. reprotecting seems to clear the form.
gl,

Append PDF files to create one large file

This is what I would like to do:
I have a .rar folder with numerous files in it.
Within the main folder, there are about 10 subfolders.
Each of these subfolders has about 15 PDF documents in them.
I would like to take all 150 (15 PDF's x 10 subfolders) PDF documents and append them into one large PDF document.
They are all in order. How could I accomplish this in LabVIEW?
* Using 8.5
Cory K
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I made this one a while ago.
Enter the path to the directory containing your pdf files.
Enter a pattern (ex. *.pdf).
Enter a name for the file to be created.
Run the VI. It'll fill the array with the files that match your pattern.
Enter the page numbers from each file that you want in in the output file into the Pages controls.
Hit "Go". It'll build your pdf with the selected pages using pdftk and System Exec.
You'll need to modify it to handle your use-case, but it should be easy (unless .rar indicates you're not working in Windows!)
Jim
Jim
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Can one large pdf be split into a packaged pdf?

can one large pdf be split into a package without having to extract pages then merged back together?
i have been scanning documents and some have been over 400 pages.
i have been creating seperate pdf's for each appendix/section then merging them into a packaged pdf to find each appendix easier.
but it is a bit time consuming to look at the 400+ pages then removing each appendix.
so i was wonder if it is possible to just find where all the appendixes start and have them put into package without need to extract each appendix one at a time.

Graffiti:
Correct. Knew that about other formats not being able to be seen by all users.
I tried exporting a PDF to HTML and then couldn't place it in an email without it loosing formating. I'm a long-time PM/ID (even before Adobe) user and am not familiar with Dreamweaver, which I guess I need to learn now. Thanks for the response.

Creating one Sales Order from Multiple Quotes

Hello
We are using SAP CRM 2007.
I believe in CRM we can create one sales order from multiple quotes. We have a requirement where we need to create one Third party sales order from multiple Quotations.
I have Item cat for Quotations and Sales Document maintained correctly.
I also have copy control where ZQUO and ZSAL are maintained correctly. Where I have maintained settings for copying Transactions as well as Item Category.
But when I go to CRMD_ORDER and retrieve quotes and try to do a follow on doc for sales doc , only the first Quote gets added into follow on document.
Can someone tell me if I am missing any config?
Thanks

hello,
in sap ui we use control button and select multiple quotes and then
create the sales order as follow up as we have follow up button.
Regards,
Deepa

How to save a large jpg from a small eps

I created a logo in ai cs5 that is the size of 7w x 4h. But I wanted to be able to create a larger jpg. Since the vector format allows for the image to be scaled, is there a way to scale it larger, then create a jpg at this larger size? Or, is there a way to scale it to 500% and then save it as a new file with this enlarged size being 100%? I'm fairly new to AI, but have used PS for quite some time, so please be gentle.
Thanks,
Don

Jacob,
Thanks. That helped for the large jpg. I appreciate it.
Don

PDF export from ID6 creates disproportionately large PDF files

When I create a PDF export from ID6 the resulting file is always disproportionately large, even though the documents contain no images, are mostly text, all graphics are vector graphics and the document is one colour. Then, after trying lots of different settings, including the lowest possible, I cannot keep the file size reasonable.
I have also tried reducing the file size from within Acrobat 9, but this doesn't have any effect.
The only thing that works is exporting the same document as an EPS, importing the EPS into Illustrator, and then saving that EPS as a PDF from illustrator. This creates a document which has, I think, the correct file size in proportion with its content.
eg., 2 page ID6 doc to PDF = 12.8mb. Then the same 2 page doc saved as 2 separate EPSs, converted to PDFs and then combined as 1 document = 708kb!
This seems to be the only way of reducing the size of the PDF, but as you might expect, creates a huge bottleneck in my workflow.
Can anyone help?

You could try adjusting the transparency settings or the image settings.
Be certain you know what you're adjusting before you attempt this, though.
I've had some luck with just going to: Document > Reduce File Size...
I'll let some of the "real" experts chime in on this because I really don't
want to lead you down the wrong path here.
Thanks!
Theresa

How do i output multiple arrays from a case structure to create one larger array

I currently have a vi that has one hardware input that i needed to take a measurement then be moved and take a similar measurement at a different point. To accomplish this i used a while loop inside a case structure. The while loop takes the measurement and finds the numbers i need while the case structure is changed per the new measurement location. I want to take the data points i have created in each case and output them into a single table. I assumed to do this the best way would be to get the data from each case into its own built array and build a larger array but I cant get the information out of the case structure so that it all inputs at different places.
thanks for your help
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Hi Ross,
attached you will find a solution for your table building problem.
I would suggest thinking about program design - having the same case content in several cases doesn't make sense. I also would not want my user to press several stop buttons depending on choosen measurement...
Best regards,
GerdW
CLAD, using 2009SP1 + LV2011SP1 + LV2014SP1 on WinXP+Win7+cRIO
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Possible to split one large pdf into multiple pages (in the same pdf?)

I have some well logs that have been scanned - problem is they're coming is as one loooong page in the pdf. Is it possible to split it up into several 8.5 x 11 pages within Acrobat, or do I need special software?

Depends on what you have and the amount of length (a time issue). The simplest way is to use the crop tool to get a page worth and save it, then repeat for the next page, etc. Once all the pages are saved, you can put them back together. You should then use redax or such (print to a new PDF in a pinch) to remove the cropped portions. As I said, this is a bit time consuming, but can do the job. There are likely quicker ways and possibly some 3 party products that can do the job also.

One large message or multipels small ones?

Hi:
I'm working in an application using weblogic 8.1.
We receive in a JMS queue a large message containing thouthands of transactions to be processed.
What should be more eficient? processing the whole transactions in the message (with one MDB) or split the large message in smaller ones and process "in paralel" with multiples MDB and somehow join all the results to return as the whole process result (hiding the client from this split/join) ?
Keeping all the execution in the same transaction would be desireable, but we could create multiple independant transactions to process each small message, but the result must be consistent in what transactions were processed successfully and what weren't.
If splitting is the option: Is there any tip on doing this?
thanks in advance.
Guillermo.

Hi Guillermo,
I would recommend reading the book
Enterprise Integration Patterns by Gregor Hohpe
http://www.eaipatterns.com/
This book describes the split and join process very good.
If the messaging overhead is little compared to total job time it would be a good idea to split
(if the tasks also run well in paralel, get quick out of the DB if you run against one DB).
Are you doing transactions against a DB?
Are you using several computers to distribute the work or a multiprocessor computer?
You can also test performance and try to split to 1, 5 or 10 transactions/msg.
When you split, keep track of total number of transations per job (= N),
and when number of successful transactions + number of failed transactions = N you are finished.
You could send the result per msg to a success or failure channel.
Regards,
Magnus Strand

How to create one clean image from multiple shots?

I tried searching, but I really don't know how to search for this so I came up empty.
I have multiple pictures of the same product but had to focus on different parts to get those parts in focus. As you can imagine, this meant other parts were out of focus.
I seem to remember during one of the "CS3 is cool" seminars I attended that something along the lines of what I'm hoping to do is possible.
I would like to merge these images together to form one image with everything in focus. Exposure is the same on each of them.
Is this possible (and if so, how) or am I dreaming?
Using PS Extended.

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys. I'll give those a shot and see if they work enough. If it looks like it'll take too long right now, I'll just try to find a better angle where I can get it "good enough" as I have many more pictures I need to take of cables and wires.
Super fun.
To answer some of the questions posed to me:
I looked at photomerge, but that looked to me like more of a way to make panaramic (sp?) pictures from multiple shots. I may tinker with that a bit though as it's something I'd like to use for other things as well.
I don't need this very often so this would not be a common practice, but if I knew how to do it, that would open some more options for me and I'd likely do it more often but still not regularly.
It's not a super closeup, though I've had need of this operation on those in the past; wound up just shooting differently and settling for second or third best.
I don't use what anyone would call a photo studio. It's a 4x8' piece of styrene tacked to the wall and a fold-up 6' table in a room with flourescent lighting (please try to restrain your laughter). The company's camera, while decent, is very old: Sony DSC-D770. This is why I bought my own Sony DSC-F828 2-3 years ago. Not the best but much better (the tiny-to-sometimes-larger purple haze around most edges is what bugs me the most). And my setup is just my camera on a tripod. I'm not fooling myself about my skills at photography; I'm very small-time, but I still need my shots to look good.
(Out of respect for actual photgraphers, I don't even call myself a photographer. I "shoot product photos" or "do product photography" which still sounds a bit too lofty, but....)
The product itself is the Velleman TLM12, a test tweezer for SMD devices. I'd like to get a "long" shot of it but that angle makes the tip and leads get out of focus in most shots and they're tiny so it's really noticable. I can get every part in sharp focus in 3-4 shots, but not in one at the angle I'm hoping to get.
I use a macro lense when I need to get big pictures of 1" connectors and the sort, but this is way too big for that and the macro has a very small area of what would be in focus so this problem would be compounded far more than I'm experiencing now.
I think layer masks might be the quickest way to achieve what I'm trying for here. Like I said, I don't need this often but if I knew how, I'd do it more frequently and might even create an action to do this faster.
Thanks again, everybody. HUGE help. :)

Dividing One large Image to many smaller images

Dear Java developers,
I have 1 Large Image, and I want to divide it
into many smaller images, But I don't see
any Java API to make it...
Anybody can help me ?
Thanks in Advance,

I'd guess using BufferedImage and subimages thereof is faster than filtering it. Although it depends much on the implementation of the original image source, and its caching strategies. But it's pretty certain that when you are creating a BufferedImage which is appropriate for you current color model, you avoid most conversions which may be needed when rendering directly from an image source.
Having said that, the image source and filtering way may even use more memory and cpu than the buffered image way. At least temporary. But the image source is allowed to release almost all memory associated with the image, down to retaining only the original URL.
In simpler words:
- With BufferedImage you can be quite sure how much memory it will need. Add up the space needed for the Raster and auxiliary data and there you are. It won't change much over time. But it's not present in JDK 1.1.
-- Simple, predictable and modern.
- ImageSource is pretty much opaque in how much memory it will use. However, it's interface allows dropping most resources and re-creating them on demand. Of course, you'll know what it does when you're implementing it yourself. Which I tend to do from time to time.
-- Complex (flow control), opaque but present in JDK 1.1.
Your mileage may vary. There would be no challenge in programming if there were no tough decisions to be made ;-)
/kre

Design Question: Creating One Object Type From Multiple Inputs

Hi,
I'm attempting to expand my brain a bit and come up with a more elegant solution to a design I created a few years ago. In simple terms, I have a data object (Request) which can be created based on data in a text file or from data previously persisted in a database record using the Request object and associated DAO. Typically, the text file is initiating a "new" Request object to be persisted, and reading from the database is done to update or view previously submitted Request objects. Note that I have no ability to change the original input method of the text file.
In my original design I basically lumped everything into the Request class using multiple constructors which made for a messy jumble and a very long class. Different parsing routines were needed when data was read from the file vs. reading it from the database. I was considering refactoring the code to use a factory class but this doesn't seem to follow the typical Abstract Factory or Factory Method design patterns. In my design I keep ending up with something like:
public class RequestFactory {
    public Request createRequestFromFile(File file) {...build up the request object...}
    public Request createRequestFromDbRecord(int recordId) {...build up the request object...}
}And I would change the constructor in my Request class to private and remove all of the parsing and construction methods.
Now, I can definitely make this work but I'm not sure I'm really doing much except taking the creation garbage (there's a lot of parsing of multiple-value fields that needs to be done) out of the actual Request class. So my question is basically, do I have a better approach I'm not seeing or is this type of factory "appropriate"? I mean, would someone come along later and look at my code and think I was crazy? I'm still trying to wrap my head around some ways to use factories in my own projects so I'm probably not thinking clearly.
Thanks!
Pablo

Thanks for the feedback. About your suggestions on dealing with the different loading methods, I think that's where I keep getting disconnected, at least as far as using an abstract factory is concerned.
Extending your example code a bit using option one, I would guess I end up with something like this:
public interface RequestFactory {
Request createRequest(RequestSource source) throws RequestCreationException;
public class DatabaseRequestFactory implements RequestFactory {
public Request createRequest(RequestSource source) throws RequestCreationException {
    // do some stuff
}The part I can't figure out is how to define the RequestSource (or RequestId in your example). It would seem that if I'm going to define member variables in RequestSource like SourceFile or RecordId it would be just as correct to skip the interface and just use two concrete classes like this:
public class FileRequestFactory {
Request createRequest(File file) throws RequestCreationException {
    // process file and create request
public class DatabaseRequestFactory {
public Request createRequest(int recordId) throws RequestCreationException {
    // load record and create request
}I guess where I keep stumbling is a) the value of the interface and b) if I do use an interface, how to have a generic object passed to createRequest() that can refer to either a file location or a record ID. This concept is pretty clear when the creation requirements for each concrete factory are the same, but when the construction uses such disparate data sources for creation I can't seem to wrap my head around the differences.
Your third suggestion is probably the easiest for me to understand but it seems like it would be a bit contrived. In the end it may make the most sense if I am going to go with that type of approach since I still don't really understand how to implement the first two options.
Thanks again for your input.
Pablo
Edited by: Pablo_Vadear on Dec 15, 2009 6:11 AM

How do you print one large image onto multiple smaller sheets?

For example, I want to print one 17x22-inch image onto 2, 8.5x11-inch sheets.

I think you have your calculations wrong. It would take four sheets of paper to have the same size image because you have to double in both directions. I think printing an image on multiple pages is a function of the printer. If your printer has that capability then the options will be in the printer driver. Otherwise, I guess you could try to create virtual copies and crop each one individually and print them and hope they match up.
My printer does not have that capability, so I'm not familiar with how it would work. But it might be necessary to print outside of Lightroom in order to me that feature function properly. If it sounds like I don't know what I'm talking about, that's probably because I don't, really.

One large library or several smaller libraries?

I have a macbook air 2011, 120gb, 1.7ghz intel core i5, 4gb memory.
I combined two aperture libraries that were about 250gb each and ran fine on my external hard drive. Now that i've migrated to Photos, Photos runs super sluggish. I realize faces is still processing as well as thumbnails, etc but it's been days.
I run a regular 2.0 usb hard drive and i'm wondering if having the 500gb library is a waste since I don't have thunderbolt. Also, do i just need faster processing and more memory or does that not matter?
I would love to just have one library but this is all i have for peripherals at the moment

IF there is an issue, I don't think it would be because of the library size in terms on storage, but instead in terms of the number of things in the library.
In other words, if your 750Gb library is because you have tens of thousands of small MP3 files, many playlists, especially smart playlists, etc. you may experience performance issues whenever iTunes needs to update anything.
On the other hand, if your library is 750GB because you import everything as WAV files (or AIFF or Apple Lossless) then it is because you have big files, but not that many of them (1000 uncompressed albums for roughly 10k-15k tracks) and so you shouldn't see a problem with iTunes because it doesn't have as many things to manage.
Cheers,
Patrick

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