Command line PDF file joiner
I have several pdf files at C:\PDF\.
I need to join them all based on the order that they start in.. ie 1.pdf, 2.pdf, 3.pdf, 4.pdf.
I need to launch a batch script, which will look into this folder and then join all the files together and create a new file called Joined.pdf.
I need to join them all based on the order that they start in.. ie 1.pdf, 2.pdf, 3.pdf, 4.pdf.
I need to launch a batch script, which will look into this folder and then join all the files together and create a new file called Joined.pdf.
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I don't know if any third parties have checked it. I did some web research years ago before I first used it (the product has been around since 2004) and the research did not uncover any issues. At the time I was using Norton A-V and it came up clean then. I just ran a scan on the two binaries (pdftk.exe and libiconv2.dll) and they came up clean on both Malwarebytes and MSE (both with the latest updates). I feel confident of it, but, of course, it's your decision.
Btw, since it will be used in a business environment, you need to look at the licensing requirements. It is free for personal use, and I think it is free for business use (I'm not sure about that), but I know it is not free for redistribution, if that's what your business intends. Here's a quote from their site:
http://www.pdflabs.com/docs/pdftk-license/pdf_labs_pdftk_redist_lic_agreement_ver_2.0.pdf
Regards, Joe
Btw, since it will be used in a business environment, you need to look at the licensing requirements. It is free for personal use, and I think it is free for business use (I'm not sure about that), but I know it is not free for redistribution, if that's what your business intends. Here's a quote from their site:
It is also used by OEMs and ISVs to give their products the ability to manipulate PDFs. A commercial license is required to distribute PDFtk with your commercial product.Also, even if you're not redistributing it, but still using it in a business environment, you should consider getting commercial support for it, also not free. From the site:
For commercial product support, please purchase our one-year support agreement. It entitles you to the fastest answers to your questions and the fastest fixes to any problems that arise.The full support agreement is here:
http://www.pdflabs.com/docs/pdftk-license/pdf_labs_pdftk_redist_lic_agreement_ver_2.0.pdf
Regards, Joe
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Thanks. Does anyone else have any suggestions, which uses a free script or VB Script.
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PDFTKserver works.
Glad to hear it! Regards, Joe
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