RE: merging pdf's

[Chris <cud -at- telecable -dot- es>]

If you look in the Acrobat Distiller Extras folder, you should find a 
file named Rundirex.txt.  If you distill this file, it actually distills 
all the PS files in a directory as a single PDF.  You need to save each 
individual document as a PS file in that directory.  It uses some rule 
to determine the order of the files - I think the rules are different 
for different platforms.  (I include that file below just to give you an 
idea.)

You can also use Runfilex.ps, and in that file you can specify absolute 
paths to each PS file you want to distill.  More control, more tedious 
to use.  Depends on what you need.

Cheers                cud

************************ Rundirex.txt contents ************************

%!
% PostScript program for distilling and combining an entire folder or
% directory of PostScript files.
% When embedding font subsets, it is highly recommended you use this 
technique
% to distill multiple PS files so only one font subset is used for each 
font.

/PathName (Macintosh HD:Test:*.ps) def      % Edit this to point to the 
folder
                                         %   containing the PS files.

/RunDir {                       % Uses PathName variable on the operand 
stack
   { /mysave save def          % Performs a save before running the PS file
         dup = flush           % Shows name of PS file being run
         RunFile               % Calls built in Distiller procedure
         clear cleardictstack  % Cleans up after PS file
         mysave restore        % Restores save level
   }
   255 string
   filenameforall
} def

PathName RunDir

% INSTRUCTIONS
%
% 1. Place all PostScript files to be distilled and concatenated in a 
single
%    directory.  For example, here are example names of PS files that might
%    be used to distill a book:
%
%       ac001.ps    Cover
%       bt001.ps    Table of Contents
%       ch001.ps    Chapter 1
%       ch002.ps    Chapter 2
%       ch003.ps    Chapter 3
%       in001.ps    Index
%
% 2. Make a copy of this file and give it the name you want to have as 
the prefix
%    for the resulting file. For example, you could name this file 
MyBook.txt.
%
% IMPORTANT:  Don't use the .ps suffix if this file is in the same 
folder as the
%   rest of your .ps files. The RunDir command will execute all files 
that end in
%  .ps and this file will be distilled twice!
%
% 3. Redefine the variable "PathName" above to point to the 
folder/directory which
%    contains your PS files.
%
%       Macintosh pathname syntax:  /PathName (Macintosh HD:Folder:*.ps) def
%       Windows pathname syntax:    /PathName (c:/mydir/*.ps) def
%        UNIX pathname syntax:    /PathName (.\\/mydir\\/*.ps) def
%
%       Note: The syntax for Windows may look strange, but double 
escaping the
%             backslash character is required when using filenameforall.
%
% 4. Distill the file on the machine running Acrobat Distiller.





^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Collect Royalties, Not Rejection Letters! Tell us your rejection story when you 
submit your manuscript to iUniverse Nov. 6 -Dec. 15 and get five free copies of 
your book. What are you waiting for? http://www.iuniverse.com/media/techwr

Have you looked at the new content on TECHWR-L lately?
See http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ and check it out.

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot-  Visit 
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.