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PDF Split

PDF Split

Section titled “PDF Split”

Type: pdf-split  ·  Package: PDF Activities v1.2.4  ·  Output: List

Splits each page of a PDF into its own file, and returns the list of files created. Useful when you receive a batch of documents in a single PDF (one page per document) and need to process them separately.

How it works

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Creates one PDF per page of the original document in the outputDir folder and returns the list of paths created, in page order. The original stays intact.

  • Files are named <prefix>_<page>.pdf, with the page as three digits: batch_001.pdf, batch_002.pdf… If you don’t set prefix, the source PDF name without extension is used.
  • It creates outputDir if it doesn’t exist and overwrites files with the same name. If you split several PDFs into the same folder, use a different prefix for each.

Required parameters

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ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
pathstring—Path of the source PDF.
outputDirstring—Folder where the split pages are saved. Created if it doesn’t exist.

Optional parameters

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ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
prefixstringsource namePrefix of the file names. By default, the source PDF name without extension.

Output

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Returns a List of string with the full paths of the files created, one per page and in order (C:/split/batch_001.pdf, …).

Common errors

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MessageCause and fix
File not found.The path doesn’t exist.
'path' is required. / 'outputDir' is required.The parameter was left empty or its expression returned null.
PDF library error when opening the filePassword-protected or damaged PDF. See Protected and damaged PDFs.
File system access errorNo permission on outputDir, or an output file is open in another program.

Example

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Split a batch and process each page:

PDF Split   path = filePath   outputDir = "C:/split"   prefix = "batch"   → output: pages
For Each   items = pages   itemVariable = pagePdf
 └─ activities:
      PDF Get Text   path = pagePdf   → output: text
      ... process each document ...
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