ARTS PDF Split ProTM Version 2.0 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Contents Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 5 1.1. New to version 2.0 .................................................................................... 5 1.2. Demo Limitations ...................................................................................... 5 2. SETUP .......................................................................................................... 6 2.1. System Requirements ................................................................................ 6 2.2. Installation............................................................................................... 6 2.3. Activation................................................................................................. 7 2.4. Registration.............................................................................................. 8 2.5. Uninstall .................................................................................................. 8 3. SPLITTING METHODS ...................................................................................... 9 3.1. Split by Bookmarks ................................................................................... 9 3.2. Split by Control File ................................................................................... 9 3.3. Split by Control File - Full Path ...................................................................10 3.4. Split by File Size ......................................................................................10 3.5. Split into Single Pages ..............................................................................11 3.6. Split by Coordinate File .............................................................................11 4. WATCHED FOLDERS....................................................................................... 12 5. ARTS PDF SPLIT PROTM ASSISTANT................................................................ 13 5.1. What is a Coordinate File? .........................................................................14 5.1.1. 5.2.1. 5.2.2. 5.2.3. 5.2.4. 5.2.5. 5.2.6. 5.2.7. 5.2.8. 5.2.9. Inside a Coordinate File................................................................................. 14 Creating a New Coordinate File ...................................................................... Activating the Rectangle Tool ......................................................................... Editing a Coordinate File................................................................................ Opening a Coordinate File.............................................................................. Saving a Coordinate File................................................................................ Closing a Coordinate File ............................................................................... Viewing Text ............................................................................................... Viewing Text Runs........................................................................................ Viewing Commands ...................................................................................... 5.2. Managing Coordinate Files .........................................................................16 16 16 18 18 19 19 19 20 21 6. ARTS PDF SPLIT PROTM GUI ........................................................................ 23 6.1. Splitting Methods .....................................................................................23 6.1.1. 6.1.2. 6.1.3. 6.1.4. 6.1.5. 6.1.6. 6.2.1. 6.2.2. Split Split Split Split Split Split by Bookmarks ...................................................................................... by Control File ...................................................................................... by Control File ­ Full Path....................................................................... by Coordinate File ................................................................................. by File Size .......................................................................................... into Single Pages .................................................................................. 23 24 24 24 25 25 6.2. Watched Folders ......................................................................................26 Setting up a Watched Folder .......................................................................... 26 Watched Folder Splitting Methods ................................................................... 27 | CONTENTS | Page 2 of 58 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Contents 6.3. 6.3.1. 6.3.2. 6.3.3. 6.3.4. 6.3.5. Options...................................................................................................28 Logging enabled........................................................................................... Silent Mode ................................................................................................. Overwrite output file..................................................................................... Update navigational elements ........................................................................ Output subfolders......................................................................................... 29 30 30 30 31 7. ARTS PDF SPLIT PROTM CL........................................................................... 32 7.1. Splitting Methods .....................................................................................32 7.1.1. 7.1.2. 7.1.3. 7.1.4. 7.1.5. 7.2.1. 7.2.2. 7.3.1. 7.4.1. 7.4.2. 7.4.3. Split Split Split Split Split by Bookmarks ...................................................................................... by Control File ...................................................................................... by Coordinate File ................................................................................. into Single Pages .................................................................................. by Page Range..................................................................................... 32 32 32 33 33 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. Parsing Methods.......................................................................................33 Watched Folders ......................................................................................34 Watched Folder Splitting Methods ................................................................... 34 Parse a page ............................................................................................... 33 Parse a page range....................................................................................... 33 Options...................................................................................................34 Overwrite.................................................................................................... 34 Update navigational elements ........................................................................ 35 Run in the background .................................................................................. 35 8. ARTS PDF SPLIT PROTM COM........................................................................ 36 8.1. Registering the COM object........................................................................36 8.2. Class Strings/Namespaces .........................................................................37 8.2.1. 8.2.2. 8.2.3. 8.2.4. 8.2.5. 8.2.6. 8.3.1. 8.3.2. Visual Basic ................................................................................................. 37 ASP............................................................................................................ 37 VB.NET ....................................................................................................... 37 C# ............................................................................................................. 37 Delphi ........................................................................................................ 38 PHP............................................................................................................ 38 ASP............................................................................................................ 38 ASP.NET ..................................................................................................... 38 GetErrorMessage.......................................................................................... GetVersionNumber ....................................................................................... SetLicenceKey ............................................................................................. SetOverwriteMode ........................................................................................ SetUpdateMode ........................................................................................... SplitByBookmarks ........................................................................................ SplitByControlFile ......................................................................................... SplitByCoordFile........................................................................................... SplitByFileSize ............................................................................................. SplitIntoSinglePages ..................................................................................... 39 39 39 40 40 40 41 41 41 42 8.3. 8.4. Permissions for Web Applications................................................................38 8.4.1. 8.4.2. 8.4.3. 8.4.4. 8.4.5. 8.4.6. 8.4.7. 8.4.8. 8.4.9. 8.4.10. 8.5.1. Object ARTSSplitPro .................................................................................39 8.5. COM Examples.........................................................................................43 Visual Basic ................................................................................................. 43 | CONTENTS | Page 3 of 58 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Contents 8.5.2. ASP............................................................................................................ 44 9. 10. APPENDIX A ­ RECTANGLE COMMANDS............................................................. 46 APPENDIX B ­ COMMAND LINE SWITCHES ........................................................ 51 11. TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................... 55 11.1. Frequently Asked Questions....................................................................55 11.2. Forum .................................................................................................56 11.3. Updates ...............................................................................................56 11.4. Maintenance .........................................................................................57 11.5. Technical Support .................................................................................58 | CONTENTS | Page 4 of 58 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Introduction 1. Introduction ARTS PDF Split ProTM is an industrial grade, stand-alone PDF splitter that allows you to split large PDF files into smaller PDF files, in many different ways. The available splitting methods include: Split Split Split Split Split Split by Bookmarks by Control File by Control File ­ full path by File Size into Single Pages by Coordinate File ARTS PDF Split ProTM is made up of four components: · · · · with the first being ARTS PDF Split ProTM Graphical User Interface (GUI) which performs the actual file splitting; the ARTS PDF Split ProTM Assistant is used to create coordinate files and gives the user the power to perform advanced splitting operations; the ARTS PDF Split ProTM Command Line Interface (CLI or CL) allows splitting to be utilized from the command-line; and lastly ARTS PDF Split ProTM COM Object (COM) enables developers to create customized applications to accommodate PDF splitting in their workflow. Server based usage is supported by ARTS PDF Split ProTM. The watched folder function allows users on a network to drop PDF files into a directory, and then use ARTS PDF Split Pro's engine to perform the file splitting. 1.1. New to version 2.0 ARTS PDF Split ProTM version 2.0 includes: · support for Unicode documents. · retains bookmarks and links in output files. 1.2. Demo Limitations An `ARTS PDF Split Pro' watermark will appear on each page of every output file when using the ARTS PDF Split ProTM demo version. Note: No limitations are present in the full retail version. See section 2.3 of this document, Activation, for information on how to activate the full version. | CONTENTS | Page 5 of 58 A ...