tauruzian Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Hi Gurus, I'm a newbie in AutoIT. Is there any where I can get PDF properties values. I need to take PDF page size in properties. Please advice. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbs Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 with earlier versions of PDF that was indeed very easy, but with the latest versions you can't just read the file and look for the string. you will need to find a command-line tool that can query PDF and extract the details you need, then call it from AutoIt by RunWait(). there are several such tools, a quick google shows for example these: (I can't determine if they are free or limited) http://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-server/ http://www.verypdf.com/app/advanced-pdf-tools/advanced-pdf-tools-command-line-guide.html Signature - my forum contributions: Spoiler UDF: LFN - support for long file names (over 260 characters) InputImpose - impose valid characters in an input control TimeConvert - convert UTC to/from local time and/or reformat the string representation AMF - accept multiple files from Windows Explorer context menu DateDuration - literal description of the difference between given dates Apps: Touch - set the "modified" timestamp of a file to current time Show For Files - tray menu to show/hide files extensions, hidden & system files, and selection checkboxes SPDiff - Single-Pane Text Diff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Adobe Reader comes with an API. It's a bit complex for a newbie but you should find a lot of examples on the Web for Visual Basic. They can then easily be translated to Autoit. My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution orbs Posted October 25, 2013 Solution Share Posted October 25, 2013 @tauruzian, I hope you know what you're doing... because what you ask is a slippery slope when it comes to usable information. i'll explain: here's a very simple way to do what you need (portable executable, Acrobat Reader is not needed): 1) download the xpdf package from here (GPL): http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html 2) extract it and find the file pdfinfo.exe 3) launch it with your PDF file as a parameter (you can redirect the output to a text file). observe the output: Producer: Foxit Reader PDF Printer Version 6.0.1.0405 CreationDate: 10/25/13 11:20:17 ModDate: 10/25/13 11:20:17 Tagged: no Form: none Pages: 1 Encrypted: no Page size: 595.276 x 841.89 pts (A4) File size: 15009 bytes Optimized: no PDF version: 1.7 note the line in bold. simple, right? wrong. this is a simple example of a file consists of one A4 page. now observe the output of another file - that is an invoice i received by email: Creator: Inspire Designer 8.0.63.0 Producer: PDF CreationDate: 09/11/13 11:26:35 ModDate: 09/15/13 22:23:24 Tagged: no Form: AcroForm Pages: 2 Encrypted: no Page size: 555.591 x 864 pts File size: 314856 bytes Optimized: no PDF version: 1.4 now, what the heck is 555.591 x 864 pts ? as far as i can determine, this is a custom size, not standard. at least it prints well on A4... I did not try, for example, A3 landscape to see what size is it... you get the point? you need to foresee many sizes, and yet you may find yourself with data you won't know how to handle. so it all depends on what you want to do with the data you get. Signature - my forum contributions: Spoiler UDF: LFN - support for long file names (over 260 characters) InputImpose - impose valid characters in an input control TimeConvert - convert UTC to/from local time and/or reformat the string representation AMF - accept multiple files from Windows Explorer context menu DateDuration - literal description of the difference between given dates Apps: Touch - set the "modified" timestamp of a file to current time Show For Files - tray menu to show/hide files extensions, hidden & system files, and selection checkboxes SPDiff - Single-Pane Text Diff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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