Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing PDF problem

       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 <davisf@union.edu> 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 <jslozier@gmail.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > 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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