append PDF files to create one large file

[Cory_K]

This is what I would like to do:

I have a .rar folder with numerous files in it.

Within the main folder, there are about 10 subfolders.
Each of these subfolders has about 15 PDF documents in them.

I would like to take all 150 (15 PDF's x 10 subfolders) PDF documents and append them into one large PDF document.

They are all in order. How could I accomplish this in LabVIEW?

* Using 8.5

[mikeporter]

I'm not sure how you would do it in LV, but there are programs for doing it - even a couple free ones.

Mike...

[Cory_K]

Do you know any good ones off the top of your head?
Or you just know that they are out there?

[Coq_Rouge]

You can do this in Adobe pro. They offer a 30 trial version. I think the tool is named document binder. But this can also be done from the main program

[jcarmody · Accepted solution]

I made this one a while ago.

Enter the path to the directory containing your pdf files.

Enter a pattern (ex. *.pdf).

Enter a name for the file to be created.

Run the VI.  It'll  fill the array with the files that match your pattern.

Enter the page numbers from each file that you want in in the output file into the Pages controls.

Hit "Go".  It'll build your pdf with the selected pages using pdftk and System Exec.

You'll need to modify it to handle your use-case, but it should be easy (unless .rar indicates you're not working in Windows!)

Jim 

[Cory_K]

Thanks Jim

[eximo]

itextsharp is a 3rd party pdf library, I use it to do exatcly what you want, if you do a search, they already have the vi's made