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Complicated workflow appropriate for AS solution?

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From: asardar
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:30
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Hi

Can the workflow below be AppleScripted? I would be happy to do the scripting myself, with some advice along the way from this forum if it viable to attempt.

I do have a system working quite well using Acrobat Professional batch combined with Quickeys & Renamer4mac. But I want to know if there is a simpler way for my replacement when I move from this position.

The situation is that I have to produce 1 newsletter that is emailed out to approximately 40 clients each month. On page 1 of the newsletter is a space at the top where the clients own masthead drops in. Also on page 1 is the ToC with PDF hyperlinks to the articles.

My current workflow is as follows:

1. Create NEWSLETTER
   �Layout <<Indesign>>
   �Create Contents hyperlinks <<InDesign>>
   �Make PDF

2. Add NEWSLETTER.pdf to (folder of 40 Mastheads in PDF format) after page1; save as new files. This is done as a batch action. <<Acrobat>>

3. Open each of 40 new files; copy and paste the masthead from P1 to P2 (Contents page). Batch action to do all 40. <<Quickeys>>

4. Batch delete P1 from PDFs <<Acrobat>>

5. Each file is named Newsletter_client01.pdf; Newsletter_client02.pdf etc (This part is done using filerenamer4mac)
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