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PDF Explorer => General => Topic started by: raider on April 08, 2010, 12:41:17 PM

Title: How to use PDF Explorer to automatically change PDF Title based on Filenames
Post by: raider on April 08, 2010, 12:41:17 PM

Hi,

I just downloaded a trial version of pdf explorer and have been trying this out for the last 2 hours or so....but I just cannot figure out how to automatically rename a bunch of pdf files' title metadata using their filenames.

This is my scenario: say I have the following files
File no. 1 - Filename = "IEEE paper on Electrical Theory"; Metadata's title fileld = "" (i.e. empty)
File no. 2 - Filename = "IEE electrical guide"; Metadata's title field = "IEE1"

I want to rename File no. 1's metadata's title field to "IEEE paper on Electrical Theory" and File no. 2's title field to "IEE electrical guide" and I have a few thousands of these scientific papers on my hard drive.

Can PDF Explorer do this? If so, please englighten me.

Note: I know how to do the reverse, i.e. rename pdf's filenames using their metadata title field but not the other way around.

Many thanks
raider

Title: Re: How to use PDF Explorer to automatically change PDF Title based on Filenames
Post by: RTT on April 08, 2010, 01:12:41 PM

To achieve that you need to use the Edit Info Fields (http://www.rttsoftware.com/Manuals/Index.htm?pageURL=PDFE/English/EditInfoFields.htm) batch tool.
For that specific operation, you just need to enable the Title field, checking its at right checkbox, and type [F] on it.

Title: Re: How to use PDF Explorer to automatically change PDF Title based on Filenames
Post by: raider on April 09, 2010, 02:44:32 AM

Thanks for the tip!! It works great!! Is this a documented feature (if so I can't find this in the help file)?

Title: Re: How to use PDF Explorer to automatically change PDF Title based on Filenames
Post by: RTT on April 09, 2010, 01:45:00 PM

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Is this a documented feature (if so I can't find this in the help file)?

I suppose you missed my above reply link to the online help page (that is equal to your PDF Explorer locally installed help file) related to this batch tool in particular! :)