ARTS Split Pro 1.4 ARTS Split Pro Assistant Version 1.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 1.0 Table of Contents 1.0 Table of Contents .................................................................................................. 2 2.0 Introduction............................................................................................................ 3 3.0 ARTS Split Pro Assistant Tools............................................................................. 4 3.1 Create a new coordinate file......................................................................
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 2.0 Introduction The ARTS Split Pro Assistant is a plug-in for adobe acrobat that assists the ARTS Split Pro user to create co-ordinate files of which are utilized when splitting PDFs with ARTS Split Pro. The ARTS Split Pro Assistant can be accessed via the ARTS Split Pro Assistant toolbar, or from the Adobe Acrobat plug-ins menu. Figure 1.8 - ARTS Split Pro toolbar Page 3 of 21 Figure 1.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 3.0 ARTS Split Pro Assistant Tools This section explains the tool buttons and menu items made available by the ARTS Split Pro Assistant plug-in. 3.1 Create a new coordinate file To create a coordinate file: 1. Click the 'Create a New CRD File' button ( ) on the ARTS Split Pro Assistant toolbar. You can alternatively go to 'Plug-ins > ARTS Split Pro Assistant > New' in the Adobe Acrobat plug-ins menu. 2.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 3.3 Save a coordinate file To save the active coordinate file: 1. Select ‘Save’ from the ARTS Split Pro menu or click on the save button ( ) located on the ARTS Split Pro toolbar. 2. Enter a filename for your coordinate file and select the directory you wish to save to, ensuring that the file extension is of .crd type (it will be .crd by default). 3. Click “Save”. 3.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 3.6 View text runs To view text runs, select ‘Show Run Start’ from the ARTS Split Pro menu, or click on the close button ( ) located on the ARTS Split Pro toolbar. ARTS Split Pro Assistant allows the user to see where the start of each text run starts on the page. A small red cross represents the start of each text run. This can be seen in the diagram below (displaying text runs in ARTS Split Pro Assistant). Figure 1.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 4.0 Coordinate files A coordinate file is used by the ARTS Split Pro to split a pdf file based on the text on each page. The coordinate file uses the .crd extension, but it is a plain text file that can be edited with any text editor. Each line of the coordinate file starts with a command and is followed by the appropriate operands for the command. splitontextchange 507.406555 56.816055 535.184265 24.408707 addtofilename 507.406555 56.816055 535.184265 24.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 4.1 Structure of commands The structure for a complete rectangle command as it appears within the co-ordinate file is shown below: Command [space] left co-ordinate [space] top co-ordinate [space] bottom co-ordinate [space] right co-ordinate [space] “string“ Example: splitiftextcontainedinbox 70.093918 736.859451 141.122421 703.214371 "arts" Where: Command = splitiftextcontainedinbox Left co-ordinate = 70.093918 Top co-ordinate = 736.859451 Bottom co-ordinate = 141.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 4.2 Rectangle commands ARTS Split Pro allows the user to split PDF files based on the text that appears on the pages throughout a PDF document. The rectangle tool is used to select which text on the page will determine at which point/s the file is split, and this is where rectangle commands fit in.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 4.3 Parameters When creating co-ordinate files, particular rectangle commands may require a user specified text string to be entered in order to split PDFs the way the particular command is expected to. There is a text box in the rectangle tool properties window named ‘Parameters for command’ where these text strings can be entered. An example for a parameter is when utilizing the ‘split if text contained in box’ command when creating a co-ordinate file.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 5.0 Frequently asked questions (FAQs) Important note Please check the ARTS Split Pro FAQs on our web site for recent additions at: http://www.aroundtablesolution.com/faq_arts_split_pro.asp Q. How do I stop my old ARTS Split Pro Assistant plug-in window from appearing each time acrobat starts up? A. If you were using a past version of ARTS Split Pro or Ari’s Split Pro, the assistant plugin appeared each time Adobe Acrobat was opened.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 6.0 Troubleshooting Before contacting us, please check the ARTS split pro conference at the ARTS forum on our web site at: http://forum.aroundtablesolution.com If you have no luck there, please e-mail techsupport@aroundtablesolution.com and supply the information below to help us replicate the problem you are experiencing. 1. The exact version of ARTS Split Pro you are using (this is located by running split pro, and then clicking “About").
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 7.0 Appendix A – Rectangle Commands Contained in this appendix is a list of all the commands that can be used in conjunction with the rectangle tool found in the ARTS Split Pro Assistant. SplitIfTextIsPresent If the specified parameter is contained in any run of text on the page, the PDF will be split and the page will be the start of a new file. The comparison is case sensitive.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 ProvideFilenameFromFirstWord This is similar to the providefilename command, except that only the first word of the text inside the rectangle is used (see runs of text). Any initial spaces are skipped, and the word continues until a space or the end of the run of text. ProvideFilenameFromSelectedWord This is similar to the providefilenamefromfirstword command, except that only the num determines which word of the text inside the rectangle is used.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 IncludeIfTextContainedInBox All text within the rectangle on the page is searched for the string parameter. If the string parameter is found somewhere inside the rectangle, then the page will be included in the fragment. Since by default all pages go into one fragment or another, this command is only effective if a false parameter is passed to the includeall command.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 ExtractTextSkipThisWord This command works similarly to the extracttext command, but it skips over any initial Whitespace and skips over the first occurance of text in the run of text. If text is not present, the entire run of text inside the rectangle is extracted. If text is present, then the text that comes after text in the run of text inside the rectangle is extracted.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 8.0 Appendix B – Split by Co-ordinate File Examples Example 1. Splitting source pdf when the number changes with the ‘pageno’ and the selected number as the output filename. Content of source file: 5 10 15 20 25 30 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Content of co-ordinate file: splitontextchange 507.406555 56.816055 535.184265 24.408707 addtofilename 507.406555 56.816055 535.184265 24.408707 "pageno " providefilename 504.628784 67.001236 543.517578 21.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 Example 2. Splitting source pdf when the page number changes with the page number as the output filename. Content of source file: Section 1 Title: X text Section 2 Title: Y text text Section 3 Title: Z Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Content of co-ordinate file #1: splitiftextcontainedinbox 507.406555 56.816055 535.184265 24.408707 “Section” providefilenameafterstring 504.628784 67.001236 543.517578 21.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 Example 3. Extract text from a pdf into a text file. Content of co-ordinate file: extractfilename "c:\output\extract.txt" extracttext -2.000000 788.000000 591.000000 12.000000 Where extracttext rectangle co-ordinates select the text run area selects all text of the whole page. Output fragment using the co-ordinate file: Extract.txt file within the c:\output\ folder containing text from the page.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 Example 4. Excluding pages. Content of PDF source file: Section Invoice: 123 Section 2 Invoice: 113 Section 3 Invoice: 223 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Content of co-ordinate file: excludeiftextchangeafterstring 46.398743 644.541016 147.459015 629.922180 "Invoice: " Where excludeiftextchangeafterstring rectangle co-ordinates select the text run area where the “Invoice:” appears.
ARTS Split Pro 1.4 Example 5. Including pages. Content of PDF source file: Section Invoice: 123 Section 2 Invoice: 113 Section 3 Invoice: 223 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Content of co-ordinate file: includeall 347.037170 733.524902 507.208160 698.566895 "false" includeiftextcontainedinbox 347.037170 733.524902 507.208160 698.566895 "invoice" Where includeiftextcontainedinbox rectangle co-ordinates selects the text run area where the “invoice” appears.
