Make large pdf starting from numbered pdf files

Question

Hello,
I have a weekly job I do In acrobat Pro but would like to do without acrobat.
1.
I have a folder with pdf files numbered from 1 to ...
For example 1.0041job1.pdf / 2.147job2.pdf / ...
The number of pdf files changes every week depending several things.
But always with number in front of filename.
2.
So I need a pdf (best quality or quality unchanged)
with all pdf files in order...
So the numbers of the original pdf files is the order I would like to have.
So I get 1 pdf in order with all pages from the original pdf files.
Acrobat first do it like this 1. 10. 11. 2. 3.
I have to move always 10-19 to behind the 9. If you know what i mean.
-----this would be great.
But If possible I would like to add this rotation
3 If pages are portrait just keep them portrait
but landscape pages should get this
all even landscape pages should rotate 90° clock wise
and all odd landscape pages should rotate 90° counter clock wise
Then this repetitive job would be so easy and fast to do.
property FileTypeList : {"PDF"}
property extension_list : {"pdf"}
on run
display dialog "Don't doubleclick me! Drop a folder on top of me to execute program!" buttons {"OK"}
end run
Message was edited by: Colin @ mac.com

Answer 1

Hello Colin,
I think you're having some Python script posted by Jacques Rioux in mind :
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12317341#12317341
It uses Python Bindings for Quartz 2D, which means you'd need to know both Python and Quartz 2D to write such script by yourself.
Anyway, here's some documents I know of.
• Using Python with Quartz 2D on Mac OS X
http://developer.apple.com/graphicsimaging/pythonandquartz.html
• Quartz 2D Programming Guide
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/ drawingwithquartz2d/
drawingwithquartz2d.pdf
• Quartz 2D Reference Collection
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/GraphicsImaging/Reference/Q uartz2D_Collection/
Quartz2D_Collection.pdf
Good luck,
H
P.S. When I have some free time, I might explore Quartz 2D APIs to write some simple command line tool to manipulate pdf file as you wish.
But I'm too busy to do so in this month.
Message was edited by: Hiroto (edited links)