Break apart PDF

[Greg G]

Is it possible to somehow break apart a multi-page PDF saved in a container field so each page can be put into separate records/fields?

I have a product DB where I would like the user to be able to insert the products multi-page spec sheet as a PDF into a container field. I then need to create a report that prints each page of these spec sheets with some additional information on each page.

I wonder if this is possible to do without using a plugin. I am also open to alternatives. All I can think of is to require the user to export each page of the PDF as an image file and then insert each image into a record's container field.

Thanks,

Greg

[Fenton]

What platform? I know an AppleScript solution for Mac.

[Greg G]

I'm developing on a Mac but it needs to be cross platform.

[Fenton]

Well, I only know the Mac AppleScript solution, so I'll post the AppleScript file. Maybe someone else will need it. It is actually a Python script, run via a shell script, run via AppleScript. The Python script was included by Apple within a Join PDFs Automator action. Someone (else) modified it to "split" PDFs instead; and posted it on Macscripter.net.

Split_PDF_wPython.scpt.zip

[Greg G]

Thanks for posting it. It's useful none the less.

Hopefully someone else can offer some advice too.

Thanks!