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Input
This task captures all of the PDF files present in a specific folder, in one operation.
The Merge PDF Files Input task performs just like any other Input task: once the process has
completed, control is transferred back to the Input task one last time to check if new files
meeting the mask have come in. This means that the merging of PDF files that are not all
present at the start of the process may take several passes, which may have an adverse effect
on the overall performance and the size of the resulting PDF.
Processing
Once all PDF files are captured, their original copies are deleted from the input folder (or
tagged as Archive if this option is selected) and they are merged into a single PDF. This is
done in a single operation, not incrementally, meaning the file is built once and, if the option is
chosen, optimized once.
Output
A single PDF containing as many pages as all the combined input PDFs is generated. If the
option is selected, this PDF is optimized. An optional Metadata file is also created, containing
information about the PDFs. This Metadata is divided in such a way that each PDF file is its
own document, which can contain multiple data pages.
Task properties
General Tab
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Folder: Enter the full path of the folder from which the input files are to be taken.
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Masks: Enter a single or multiple file names or use file name masks. See "Masks" on
page306. Since this task only supports PDF files, make sure your extension remains
.PDF for all your masks.
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Sort files by: Select a given sorting method to prompt PlanetPress Workflow to sort the
files in the source folder before taking them (and thus to take them in a specific order).
Select None to let PlanetPress Workflow take the files without sorting them first.
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Sort order: If you selected a sorting method in the Sort files by box, select the order in
which you want the files to be sorted.
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