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nicknefarious · 06-18-2012, 01:39 AM

I added a bunch of files that I thought were individual books but turns out they were all each a .pdf file of a single page of one book. However there were atleast three books in this form. So I have a whole bunch of .pdf files (more than 1,000) that when searching by title I can separate from the rest of the library but there are no metadata searches I can do to separate the three books into their correct groupings. They all only have the filename as an identifier, nothing else. Every single one of the filenames is unique, there is no common string that I can search within the filename to group the files for each of these books together. Can someone tell me how I can do this?

Secondly, how can I, after sorting them into their correct book groupings, merge all of the files and records (each a .pdf file for one single page of the book) into one .pdf file and book record in the database?

I have attached a screenshot of the search window to try to give a clear idea of what I am trying to do.

Many thanks for any help.

Cheers,

NN

06-18-2012, 01:39 AM	#1
nicknefarious Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Android Phone	Merging a collection of files into one book and record I added a bunch of files that I thought were individual books but turns out they were all each a .pdf file of a single page of one book. However there were atleast three books in this form. So I have a whole bunch of .pdf files (more than 1,000) that when searching by title I can separate from the rest of the library but there are no metadata searches I can do to separate the three books into their correct groupings. They all only have the filename as an identifier, nothing else. Every single one of the filenames is unique, there is no common string that I can search within the filename to group the files for each of these books together. Can someone tell me how I can do this? Secondly, how can I, after sorting them into their correct book groupings, merge all of the files and records (each a .pdf file for one single page of the book) into one .pdf file and book record in the database? I have attached a screenshot of the search window to try to give a clear idea of what I am trying to do. Many thanks for any help. Cheers, NN Attached Thumbnails