Inserting a Filename in Pages

I just downloaded the new Pages today from Apple, and went to start working on some exisiting documenation.
I've quickly realised that the new version excludes the ability to automatically update filenames as 'inserts' inside documents. Very useful for footers/headers in the old version.
Does anyone have a fix for this?

The Doobie Brothers foretold what becomes of long-term MS Word users.
“What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits”.

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Have since seen this thread, BUT still interested in the syntax of the code
to insert filename and page # into multiple files:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/951925?tstart=0
Good Evening (GMT!)
I have approx 100 PDFs with one or two pages in each, they are English translations
of Russian language test certificates and the formatting/feel of the originals is lost in
the translations. The only real link between the two sources is the "_RUS" and "_ENG"
filename suffixes and the common leading filenames otherwise. Thus I need to maintain
a record of the filename in any page I print off, should there be a need to refer back to
the original if the translation is open to artistic licence.
I have a script (below) that happily adds a page x/y and filename into the active file,
what I would like is to be able to do this insertion into multiple files as defined by a
portfolio or a selection via a select files dialogue box
I am quite out of my depth now as my past skirmishes with JavaScript have set
cookies and tweaked a few other browser doodads in webauthoring
Any help most appreciated on this one...
Kind Regards
Dr B
Southampton
UK
NB the filename inserted may be corrupted as a result of my last tweakings
will sort that one out ASAP....
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// SetRemoveFooter
// Modified as marked
// Menu item generation
app.addSubMenu({ cName: "Footer",cUser: "Set/Remove Complex Footer", cParent: "File", nPos: 20 });
app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Set Filename", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(1)"});
app.addMenuItem({ cName: " -> Set Date .... centered", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(2)"});
app.addMenuItem({ cName: " -> Set Date .... right", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(3)"});
//add page x of y
app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Set Page ", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(4)"});
app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Set Both", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(5)"});
app.addMenuItem({ cName: "-------------------------------", cParent: "Footer",cExec: "{}"});
app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Remove Both", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "RemoveFooter(5)"});
app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Remove Date Time (Filename)", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "RemoveFooter(1)"});
app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Remove Page", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "RemoveFooter(4)"});
//=====================================================================================
//Set/remove Footer
function SetFooter(ARG)
var re = /.*\/|\.pdf$/ig;
var FileNM = + this.path.replace(re,"")+".pdf";
var Path = this.path;
var AcDate = new Date();
var AcDateFormat = "dd/mm/yyyy"
var Box2Width = 100
for (var p = 0; p < this.numPages; p++)
var aRect = this.getPageBox("Crop",p);
var TotWidth = aRect[2] - aRect[0]
if (ARG<=3 || ARG==5)
{var fd = this.addField("xftDate", "text", p, [30,15, TotWidth-30-30,30]);
//print output?
fd.value = util.printd(AcDateFormat, AcDate) + " (" + FileNM +")";
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fd.textSize=12; fd.readonly = true;
if (ARG==1){ fd.alignment="left" };
if (ARG==2){ fd.alignment="center" };
if (ARG==3){ fd.alignment="right" };
if (ARG==4 || ARG==5)
{var bStart=(TotWidth/2)-(Box2Width/2)
var bEnd=((TotWidth/2)+(Box2Width/2))
var fp = this.addField(String("xftPage"+p+1), "text", p, [bStart,30,bEnd,15]);
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fp.value = "Page: " + String(p+1)+ "/" + this.numPages;
// TEXT SIZE SETTING
fp.textSize=12; fp.readonly = true;
fp.alignment="center";
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function RemoveFooter(ARG)
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if (ARG==2 || ARG==5) {for (var p = 0; p < this.numPages; p++)
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will

Putting this in a batch file within the automation function of Acrobat
delivers the goods, I need to investigate the formatting of the output to
get them to line up, have taken the middle ground and gone for a central
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Dr B
===========================================
var re = /.*\/|\.pdf$/ig;
var FileNM = this.path.replace(re,"")+".pdf";
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var AcDateFormat = "yyyy/mmm/dd HH:MM"
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I need to paste some same anchored objects on every page for exporting RTF format.
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Then, I use the code below (make a simple example):
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4. Webpart showed on page (simple table form)
5. All ribbon controls are disable and there is javascript error on browser's console with message:
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Picture: http://i(dot)imgur(dot)com/UBM91b3(dot)png
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<asp:Label ID="lblFormTitle" runat="server" Text="Request"></asp:Label>
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<td>:</td>
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<td>
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<td>:</td>
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<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlDocumentType" runat="server">
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<td>
<asp:Label ID="lblRequestedDate" runat="server" Text="Requested Date"></asp:Label>
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<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="dtRequestedDate" runat="server" CssClass="datePicker"></asp:TextBox>
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<td>
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<td>
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<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtSSOCode" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
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<td>
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<td>
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<td>:</td>
<td>
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlValue" runat="server"></asp:DropDownList>
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<td>
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<td>
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<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="lblAssignedTo" runat="server" Text="Assigned To"></asp:Label>
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<td>:</td>
<td class="tdPeoplePick">
<SharePoint:PeopleEditor ID="pplAssignedTo" runat="server" AllowEmpty="true" MultiSelect="false" SelectionSet="User" />
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="lblStatus" runat="server" Text="Status"></asp:Label>
</td>
<td>:</td>
<td>
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlStatus" runat="server" CssClass="dropdownStatus"></asp:DropDownList>
</td>
</tr>
<asp:Panel ID="panelStartDate" runat="server">
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="lblStartDate" runat="server" Text="Start Date"></asp:Label>
</td>
<td>:</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtStartDate" runat="server" CssClass="datePicker"></asp:TextBox>
</td>
</tr>
</asp:Panel>
<asp:Panel ID="panelEndDate" runat="server">
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="lblEndDate" runat="server" Text="End Date"></asp:Label>
</td>
<td>:</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtEndDate" runat="server" CssClass="datePicker"></asp:TextBox>
</td>
</tr>
</asp:Panel>
<asp:Panel ID="pnlTemplate" runat="server">
<tr id="rowTemplate">
<td>Selected Template</td>
<td>:</td>
<td>
<span id="selectedTemplateSpan"></span>
<asp:HiddenField ID="hdnSelectedTemplate" runat="server" />
<asp:Button ID="buttonLookupTemplate" runat="server" Text="Choose Template" CssClass="buttonTemplate" /></td>
</tr>
</asp:Panel>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="lblLatestDocument" runat="server" Text="Latest Document"></asp:Label>
</td>
<td>:</td>
<td>
<asp:HyperLink ID="linkLatestDocument" runat="server"></asp:HyperLink>
<asp:FileUpload ID="fuLatestDocument" runat="server" />
<asp:CustomValidator ControlToValidate="fuLatestDocument" OnServerValidate="LatestDocument_ServerValidate"
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="lblTaggedPerson" runat="server" Text="Person Tagged">
</asp:Label>
</td>
<td>:</td>
<td class="tdPeoplePick">
<SharePoint:PeopleEditor ID="peopleTaggedPerson" runat="server" MultiSelect="true" AllowEmpty="true" SelectionSet="User" />
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</tr>
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<div>
<table class="tbButton">
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
<asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" Text="Submit" OnClick="btnSubmit_Click" OnClientClick="PreSubmit();" ValidationGroup="SubmitValidation"/>
</td>
<td>
<asp:Button ID="btnCancel" runat="server" Text="Cancel" OnClick="btnCancel_Click"/>
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<asp:TextBox ID="txtCheck" runat="server" Text="Add" Visible="false"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtTempID" runat="server" Style="visibility: hidden;"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtIsAddNew" runat="server" Text="true" Visible="false"></asp:TextBox>
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</table>
</div>
<div id="tabContainer">
<div class="tabs">
<ul>
<li id="tabHeader_1">Comment</li>
<li id="tabHeader_2">Document Template History</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="tabscontent">
<div class="tabpage" id="tabpage_1">
<div id="phComment" runat="server"></div>
</div>
<div class="tabpage" id="tabpage_2">
<div id="phDocHistory" runat="server" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</ContentTemplate>
<Triggers>
<asp:PostBackTrigger ControlID="btnSubmit" />
</Triggers>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
<asp:HiddenField ID="hfComment" runat="server" />
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
$("#<%= upContract.ClientID %>").ready(function () {
setTimeout(MitraisCM.contract(), 5000);
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Hi,
Per my knowledge, such error might occurred when we modify the HTML code of the page, through SharePoint Designer or Content Editor Web Part.
What web part you added into the page?
What if you create another new page and insert a list into it, will the error occurs?
Feel free to reply with the test result if the issue still exists.
Best regards
Patrick Liang
TechNet Community Support

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Thanks. You are correct. I did end up creating a second master page. The first one I titled as FIRST was a max occur of 1. Then the second master page titled NEXT which will be used for the rest of the pages, starting with page 2. Both master pages have 2 content areas. The second having a bit smaller size at the top of the page. I did end up putting text fields, binded to some of the same header fields, in both of the "top" content areas. This helped me achieve the results I was looking for. Thanks.

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When I was working with Word for Windows there was an insert feature that allowed me to insert the path and filename in my documents. Very helpful since I do a lot of correspondence and keeping track of letters can get hectic. I've looked high and low and don't see that in Pages.

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Pages help explicitly says you can put "filenames" and "pathnames" into formatted text fields just as you can put in page numbers and the date. It does NOT tell you how to do this!!! What do I type so that my current pathname appears in pages? Or the current filename of my document?? I am trying to create a template so that filename, pathname, date, and number of pages always appears in the header.

Well, it is possible to automatically insert the document's filename into the header as I routinely do it in (dare I say) Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. I write many documents long and short. For each of them I start with the same template, one that includes the filename and the date "last saved" in the header.
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MY SETUP:
I'm using folder level javascripts.   In Acrobat I have the 'enable menue items javascript execution privledge' enabled, In my actual folder level scrips I have them wrapped in a trusted function along with app.beginPriv()/app.endPriv().    My PDF's are coming from LiveCycle Designer which I then open and run in Acrobat.
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EXAMPLE:
Save As Function:
var LCB_SaveAs = app.trustedFunction(function(doc, filename) {
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Insert Page Function:
var TEST_InsertPage = app.trustedFunction(function(doc, filename) {
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I've tried running a function (below) in the console, but did nothing -- maybe a syntack error. I don't know what that may or may not mean though. I'm not use to running stuff through the console so I could be doing it wrong. My console experiance is limited to calling the path where the javascripts folder resides.
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