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Vet-User
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batch-job

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Hi Tracker-Forum,

I have already installed the PDF-Tools 6.0 (build 318.1).

from time to time I scan *.TIF documents
each time there are build new subdirectorys with the new TIF`s in a parent-directory (...\arc)

I want to automate the following job:
# scan the ..\arc for new TIF`s
# create searchable PDF-files for each *.TIF
# write the PDF in another directory (or maybe the same)
# delet the TIF`s
# a batch-job would be nice

I did not get it.
Can I do this with PDF-tools?

Hermann
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Re: batch-job

Post by Paul - Tracker Supp »

Hi Vet-User

Tools can automate the process of opening, converting and saving the files, it does not have the capabilities to "scan" your folder for new files. You would need a script to do that. (Powershell, VB, etc), your script could pass the new tiff files to PDF-Tools silently:

Take a look at this page for
https://help.pdf-xchange.com/pdfxt6 ... ns_t2.html

Alternatively the Editor can also convert tiff to PDF and it also takes command line arguments:
https://help.pdf-xchange.com/pdfxe6 ... s_ed2.html

hth
Best regards

Paul O'Rorke
Tracker Support North America
http://www.tracker-software.com
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