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Windows Automatic naming from info in PDF file itself

I am trying to find out a way to take scanned pdfs that are automatically named things like "397009900" to a certain string inside the PDF itself. In my case it is a drawing name that I am trying to extract from the PDF to rename the file ie "ISO-4024-4301".

Is there a way to automatically rename a PDF file with information from inside of it?

Thanks very much.

Solution

  • This can be done with python.

    import PyPDF2
with open('path_to_file\Test doc.pdf', 'rb') as p:
    pdfReader = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(p)
    pageObj = pdfReader.getPage(0)
    info=pageObj.extractText()
    print(info)

    You can specify the page number where you want to extract the information. Change page number from 0 where you want to extract.

    pageObj = pdfReader.getPage(0)

    The extracted texts will be stored in the variable info, then you can perform any operation to choose the required text you want to rename to.

    import os
os.rename(r'old_file_path_and_name_with_extension',r'new_file_path_and_name_with_extension')

    With OS module, you can easily rename the files!