Get print size from PDF's name?

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RytisT
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Get print size from PDF's name?

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Hi. Sometimes we get PDF's that have all boxes (crop, trim, etc) same size but they're not supposed to be, let's say I have 210 x 297 mm design, that needs bleeds, and it's supposed to be:
Trim: 210x297mm
Bleed: 216x303mm,

what happens is some inexperienced people put trim and bleed at 216x303mm in which case, I can't know what is the correct size for design supposed to be.

What I want to do: I want to pull trim box size from pdf's name, example: "print_this_now_210x297mm.pdf" - My plan is to just pull the last sequence of numbers from the file name, and have Size A: 210, Size B: 297, does anyone know how can I put those two into variables? Is this possible without scripting? If not, perhaps anyone got any example that would get me on the right track?

Thanks.
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Re: Get print size from PDF's name?

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You could use a Regular Expression to extract the part of the filename you need and write these into Private Data. Then use the Private Data as your variable.
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Re: Get print size from PDF's name?

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You can search in the filename:

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[Job.Name:After="_",Before="x"]

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[Job.Name:After="x",Before="mm"]
Then use the app Metatagger to write it to private data https://www.enfocus.com/en/appstore/product/metatagger.
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