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10.4: Combine PDFs without using Automator
Authored by: hschickel on Mar 31, '06 01:53:13PM

pdftk

http://www.accesspdf.com/pdftk/

Can be installed in many ways including via DarwinPorts. This tool is perfect for batch processing PDFs via scripts.

From the man page...

DESCRIPTION
If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic
staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring,
and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a simple tool for doing
everyday things with PDF documents. Use it to:

* Merge PDF Documents
* Split PDF Pages into a New Document
* Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
* Encrypt Output as Desired
* Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
* Apply a Background Watermark
* Report PDF Metrics such as Metadata and Bookmarks
* Update PDF Metadata
* Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
* Unpack PDF Attachments
* Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
* Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
* Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)



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10.4: Combine PDFs without using Automator
Authored by: ob1cannoli on Mar 31, '06 03:26:25PM

the beauty of this hint, however, is that it comes on the out-of-the-box Tiger install. There are plenty of ways to combine PDFs, but if you want to ensure applescripts work without additional installs, this seems like the way to go.



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