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Save each page as PDF naming mod

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From: really_randy
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:22
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I had an issue I needed help with a while back, now I need to mod the script.
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Peter Kahrel, ""Save each page as PDF" naming mod?" #1, 16 Jan 2008 8:00 am </webx?14@@.3bbf275d.3c05d51a/0>

I have a 456 page document that was made from a data merge. It has a background image, a foreground image and a job number/description.

I need to save each page out as a jpg and name the file with the contents of the "jobnumber" text box. Previously Peter Kahrel helped me out tremendously with a little function that looked at the job number (which was always PNXX-xxxx) and swapped it out with the real job number.

Now the contents of the jobnumber field isn't structured, i.e., "AvocadoSwirl_V", or "BurntSienna_G".

Is there a way to set a script label for the "jobnumber" text box and just name the output file whatever is in there?

Here is the existing script:

var destinationFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Choose a Folder");

var myPDFExportPreset = app.pdfExportPresets.item("WebVidOverlay");

doc = app.activeDocument;
doc.sections.everyItem().includeSectionPrefix = false;
app.findTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = 'pnxx^9^9^9^9';
found = doc.findText();
for (i = 0; i < found.length; i++ ) { f = File (destinationFolder + "/" + found[i].contents + '.pdf'); app.pdfExportPreferences.pageRange = found[i].parentTextFrames[0].parent.name; doc.exportFile (ExportFormat.pdfType, f, false, myPDFExportPreset); }

As always, Thanks a million,
Randy
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