Page numbering even/odd

Help I have a 100 page pdf document
I need the odd page numbers to be 1a, 2a, 3a . . .
and the even page numbers to be 1b, 2b, 3b . . .
basically all the front sides are number with 'a'
and the back sides with 'b'
but they both need to be the same number: 1a &1b, 2a & 2b, 3a & 3b
I hope that makes sense.

You can do this using the Tools > Pages > Header & Footer command. First, add the page number to the odd pages then use the Update feature to add the even page numbers. Here is a screen shot for reference.

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Breathe as you are almost home. You have sucessfully created a file that can be called up again and again without opening InDesign. (albeit, a postscript file but not a problem)
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Is there a way to apply a master page to even (or odd) pages in a long document?

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for (var i=0;i<= PageLength-1;i++)
var isEven = function(someNumber){
return (someNumber%2 == 0) ? true : false;
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//Move elements by x, y position, script label ContactEmail
newDoc.pages.item(i).pageItems.item("ContactEmail").move([0.7292, 6.011]);
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aaaahhhhhh !!!!!!!!!
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Thanks.

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