[WD27] - Merging PDF Files

Hi All

I want to merge a variable number of PDF files into a single master file. The number of PDF fils will change from time to time. I can use PDFMerge() for this but how do I cater for the variable number of PDF files in the parameter list?

<Result> = PDFMerge(<Result PDF file> , <PDF file 1> , <PDF file 2> [, <PDF file 3> [... [, <PDF file N>]]])

TIA

Hi,

you could do it with the compile function: (dynamic compilation)

all you have to do is to build the source code containing the pdfmerge statement depending on the actual files

regards, Heinz

Why don't you merge one at a time in a loop using the result of the first iteraction as the first file to merge in the second iteraction and so on.

Regards

Paulo Oliveira

Hello JP,

The help example shows you can fil an array with file names or you could use stringbuild() for the first example method

Quote

#1
// Merges 2 PDF files into a single one
PDFMerge("C:\PDF Doc\pdf_merge.pdf", "C:\PDF Doc\ReportQuery.pdf", "C:\PDF Doc\Concepts.pdf")

#2
// Merges the files in PDF format found in an array
MyPDFArray is array of 3 strings
MyPDFArray[1] = "C:\Doc\Functions1.pdf"
MyPDFArray[2] = "C:\Doc\Functions2.pdf"
MyPDFArray[3] = "C:\Doc\Functions3.pdf"
PDFMerge("C:\Doc\pdf_merge.pdf", MyPDFArray)

Regards
Al

Thanks Al and Everyone, great suggestions.

Al, I cannot believe I missed the array option in the help - blinded by the obvious.

Thanks eveyrone.