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• • November 4, 2015 at 2:34 pm #79224
    Scott Irwin

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    I use the Page Exporter Utility script on a daily basis, and I love it. I turn my Indesign spreads into single page PDFs in a flash, but then I have to manually go through and rename them. I’ve tried all the name options but since my base name is used I get the following:

    When I export a spread, the base name is something like: Catalog_02-03_700.pdf

    The PEU script makes two pdfs and they are named:
    Catalog_02-03_700.P02.pdf
    Catalog_02-03_700.P03.pdf

    I then have to go in and manually rename the files to the correct page numbers to look like:
    Catalog_02_700.pdf
    Catalog_03_700.pdf

    I do this for hundreds of pages a week. Is there a script for quickly renaming the files to the correct page number?

  • November 8, 2015 at 4:13 pm #79266
    Lukáš Záleský

    Participant

    After export you can use other software to rename.
    for example:

    on PC:
    Total commander
    https://www.ghisler.com/download.htm

    MAC OS:
    https://mrrsoftware.com/namechanger/

    both are free ;)

  • November 9, 2015 at 12:15 pm #79290
    Scott Irwin

    Member

    Thanks Luky, I’ll download it and check it out.

  • November 12, 2015 at 8:01 am #79363
    Scott Irwin

    Member

    Luky,

    I downloaded the namechanger app, but I can’t figure out how to make it work correctly. I drag the files I want to rename to the app, and then select the drop down menu options, but I’m not sure what options I need to use.

    I need to change all the files with the .P02 to the even page numbers, and .P03 to the odd page numbers. Can this be done with this app? If so, what parameters do I need to use in the app?

  • November 12, 2015 at 9:32 am #79368
    Lukáš Záleský

    Participant

    You have to use nameChanger 2-times. I Made video for you, enjoy :)

    https://1drv.ms/1MZhaJx

  • November 12, 2015 at 11:54 am #79381
    Scott Irwin

    Member

    Thanks for the video, but I’m still not seeing the result I’m looking for.

    If my file name is:
    5CATPWS1_74-75_702.P02.pdf
    5CATPWS1_74-75_702.P03.pdf

    I can simply use nameChanger twice in a row to remove the .P02 and .P03 from the end of the file name, which is great. But I still need to then go in and remove the page number that I don’t need. So in the above example I need the .P02 file to be page 74, and .P03 file to be page 75 so they end up looking like this:

    5CATPWS1_74_702.pdf
    5CATPWS1_75_702.pdf

    Basically all of the files that have the .P02 on them are going to end up being all the even PDFs, and .P03 will be the odd page PDFs. The printer needs those page numbered files for their impositions. So is there a way (even if I have to do multiple name changes) get to that result? Is that possible in nameChanger?

  • November 12, 2015 at 4:13 pm #79401
    Lukáš Záleský

    Participant

    more files wil be…
    5CATPWS1_74-75_702.P02.pdf
    5CATPWS1_74-75_702.P03.pdf
    5CATPWS1_74-75_702.P04.pdf
    5CATPWS1_74-75_702.P05.pdf
    5CATPWS1_74-75_702.P06.pdf

    In this case my video works…

    OR

    5CATPWS1_74-75_702.P02.pdf
    5CATPWS1_74-75_702.P03.pdf
    5CATPWS1_76-77_702.P02.pdf
    5CATPWS1_76-77_702.P03.pdf
    5CATPWS1_78-79_702.P02.pdf

    ?

  • November 13, 2015 at 10:31 am #79412
    Scott Irwin

    Member

    More files would look like this because each spread has a spread # and page # associated in the file name…so you’d end up with a 76 page book and files that looked like this:

    5CATPWS1_02-03_701.P02.pdf
    5CATPWS1_02-03_701.P03.pdf
    5CATPWS1_04-05_724.P02.pdf
    5CATPWS1_04-05_724.P03.pdf
    5CATPWS1_06-07_710.1.P02.pdf
    5CATPWS1_06-07_710.1.P03.pdf
    5CATPWS1_08-09_740.P02.pdf
    5CATPWS1_08-09_740.P03.pdf

    All the way to the last page numbers.

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