[PDFBOX-369] Create a master PDF file as a container for other PDF files

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: Utilities
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ken Weinert
• Created: 15/Aug/08 16:47
• Updated: 10/Oct/14 21:33
• Resolved: 10/Oct/14 21:33

Description

I have had the occasion to produce a Master PDF file from other PDF files.

In my particular case, it is a catalog that is distributed as a directory hierarchy of PDF files. The master pdf has file references to the other external files.

The proposed tool would have to operate in two modes, I think. 1) you have an existing setup like I described above and the tool would create one PDF file that used embedded file streams instead of external links; 2) You have a directory/hierarchy of PDF files and you essentially create a Table of Contents from the existing files as the master PDF and embed the files as streams into the master.

Other refinements could be added - something similiar to http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_reference.pdf where there is some explanatory text in the main document and the embedded documents show up in a TOC.