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PDF-Burst-1.11
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NAME

PDF::Burst - create one pdf doc for each page in existing pdf document

SYNOPSIS

   use PDF::Burst ':all';

   my $abs_pdf = '/home/myself/file.pdf';
   
   my @abs_pdf_pagefiles = pdf_burst_CAM_PDF($abs_pdf);
   my @abs_pdf_pagefiles = pdf_burst_PDF_API2($abs_pdf);
   my @abs_pdf_pagefiles = pdf_burst_pdftk($abs_pdf);
   my @abs_pdf_pagefiles = pdf_burst($abs_pdf);
   
   
   my @new_filenames = pdf_burst($abs_pdf) or die($PDF::Burst::errstr);
   # we get 
   #     /home/myself/file_page_0001.pdf, 
   #     /home/myself/file_page_0002.pdf, 
   #     ..
   
   
   my $abs_pdf = '/home/myself/ogre.pdf';
   
   my @new_filenames = pdf_burst($abs_pdf, 'hi' );
   # we get 
   #     /home/myself/hi_page_0001.pdf, 
   #     /home/myself/hi_page_0002.pdf, 
   #     ..
   
   my @new_filenames = pdf_burst($abs_pdf, 'hi', '/home/stuff' )
      or die($PDF::Burst::errstr);
   # we get 
   #     /home/stuff/hi_page_0001.pdf, 
   #     /home/stuff/hi_page_0002.pdf, 
   #     ..

DESCRIPTION

Bursting a pdf means if you have a pdf doc with 10 pages, you want to have 10 docs, each representing one page.

I just need to burst a pdf into many, so here is the module.

We provide three different ways to get out pdf pages.

pdftk

I was using the excellent pdftk, but the present version will not compile with the new gcc compiler. I get a missing libgcj.so.7rh error. Can only install libgcj.so.8rh on fc8 so far.

PDF::API2 vs. CAM::PDF

There are two options for bursting. CAM::PDF, slower but apparently more stable. And PDF::API2, quicker but not supported on all architectures.

SUBROUTINES

None are exported by default.

pdf_burst()

Argument is abs path to pdf document to split up. Original is unchanged. Optional arguments are the 'groupname', and the abs location (dir) you want to output the files to.

Any individual page files pre existing are written over.

Returns array list of abs paths to the files created.

pdf_burst_CAM_PDF()

Same as pdf_burst. Used by default. Requires CAM::PDF.

pdf_burst_PDF_API2()

Same as pdf_burst. Obviously requires PDF::API2.

pdf_burst_pdftk()

Same as pdf_burst. Requires that pdftk be installed.

DEBUG

To turn on debug..

   $PDF::Burst::DEBUG = 1;

To get last fail message..

   $PDF::Burst::errstr

BUGS

Please contact the AUTHOR.

CAVEATS

pdftk is wonderful. If it doesn't work, use this. PDF::API2 2.015 will not properly split up docs on some architectures. Note that this module is not for working with the innards of pdfs, it's to quickly split up a pdf into pages, each its own document on disk.

AUTHOR

Leo Charre leocharre at cpan dot org

LICENSE

This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, i.e., under the terms of the "Artistic License" or the "GNU General Public License".

DISCLAIMER

This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

See the "GNU General Public License" for more details.

SEE ALSO

PDF::API2 CAM::PDF pdftk PDF::Extract