merge pdf files

[dakata24]

is there software or a way to merge multiple pdf files together? I have a few hundred files that need to be merged specifically. I have a spreadsheet output that shows what the file combinations are but don't have a clue as to a way to automate combining except for the manual way.

appreciate any help. thanks

 

[Anteaus]

I'm guessing you want something free? Acrobat Pro can do it.

Google "PDF merge". There are lots of free solutions it seems, but I haven't used any personally.

 

[Bubbaleone]

is there software or a way to merge multiple pdf files together? .......

I use this little freeware often, and it's excellent: PDF Combine

 

[dakata24]

appreciate the replies.

just alittle more info.

So i have an excel file that has the following:

Set 1 file1.pdf file2.pdf
Set 2 file3.pdf file2.pdf
Set 3 file4.pdf file1.pdf

there are literally hundreds of these I need to merge with some of the files being being common and merged with other pdfs. If it exists, I'd like something I can use my Excel as a datasource to merge the PDFs in the correct sequence.

thanks.

 

[mv2devnull]

'pdfpages' package of LaTeX can merge. For that you would need to install TeX Live. "Little" does not describe it, but "free" does.

From a list like the one you did show it is relatively easy (with a script) to generate LaTeX input files -- one per set -- and call pdflatex to create the new documents.

So yes, can be done and yes, automatically.

 

[JonathanYoung]

I use Ghostscript for Windows, the command line version. I created an XLS file that has the formulas and command parameters built-in so I don't remember the exact commands, but it's basically one column for the first PDF, one column for the second PDF, one for the combined PDF, and a fourth column for the Ghostscript command. I can then paste these into a batch file and run it.

The formula would be something like ="gscript -combine -destination " & A3 & " -source1 " & A1 & " -source 2 " & A2

 

[Pretty Cool]

I have used PDFTK Builder. Works fine for me for simple merges. Not sure how well it works with large numbers/sized files.

http://www.angusj.com/pdftkb/#pdftkbuilder