Curiously wondering what this 'new' PDFtk is -
and how to acquire it ...
or is this something only for Linux users ;-)
The longer I'm on this amazing list, the more I'm learning about
these 'glorified-typewriters' :-)
On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 12:49 AM, Felmon Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, 5 Apr 2013, David Ronis wrote:
>
>
>> Hi Jay,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply. I'm using Linux (Slackware). Unfortunately,
>> exporting to text is not an option here as the PDF's contain various
>> drawings that can't be omitted.
>>
>> David
>>
>
> what format does this 'single file' have to be in? if it can be itself a
> pdf then use pdftk.
>
> pdftk allows you to 'join' multiple pdfs into one.
>
> take the .doc stuff and convert to pdf then put it all together via pdftk.
>
> the syntax for pdftk is a bit weird (I find it hard to remember) but at
> the same time very simple.
>
> Felmon
>
>
>
>> From: Jay Lozier <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing PDF problem
>> Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:18:42 -0400
>>
>> On 04/05/2013 04:18 PM, David Ronis wrote:
>>
>>> I'm currently working on a large project that requires me to import many
>>> documents from my colleagues, some in word or PDF formats, into a single
>>> file. Libreoffice doesn't work if I try Insert->File... on a PDF file
>>> (I get an error popup saying Error rereading the file).
>>>
>>> I can open the PDF file (in draw) and cut and paste each PDF page into
>>> the document, but that is painful.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to make File->Insert work, perhaps via a macro? If not,
>>> consider this a feature request.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> What OS are you using?
>>
>> In some pdf readers you can export the entire file as a plain text file
>> and this file can be opened in Writer or imported into Calc. I do not
>> know if this would less or more painful. You would have the entire file
>> at once but would need to format the text.
>>
>>
>>
> --
> Felmon Davis
>
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