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1. PDF Form Data Export and Import
2. Bookmark Export and Import
3. Merge PDF Page into a new PDF
4. Split or Extract a PDF into a new PDF
5. Encrypt or Decrypt a PDF
6. Rotate or Crop PDF Pages
7. Reformat PDF Pages
8. Add Header or Footer on  PDF Pages
9. Add Watermark by Text on  PDF Pages
10. Add Watermark by Image on  PDF Pages
 11. Convert Images to PDF
12. Convert PDF into Image
13. Export and Import Metadata Information

1. PDF Form Data Export and  Import

Export a PDF form into a Excel table with Column Name "B" or Append to to Excel table with Column Name "C"

    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXPORT Input.pdf B Output.XLS
     "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXPORT Input.pdf APPEND C Output.XLS    //Append the field values to Column C

Export a PDF form into FDF, TXT, XLS or CSV 

    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXPORT Input.pdf Output.FDF
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXPORT Input.pdf Output.TXT  (Tab-delimited Text File)
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXPORT Input.pdf Output.XLS 
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXPORT Input.pdf Output.CSV  (Comma-delimited Text File)

Import a Excel table with Column Name "B" into a PDF form (Before using Import, please use Export first to see the file format)

    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" IMPORT XLS B Input.xls Input.pdf Output.pdf
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" IMPORT XLS B Input.xls Input.pdf Flatten Output.pdf    (to Flatten the Output.pdf)

Import a tab-delimited text file into a PDF Form

    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" IMPORT TXT Input.txt Input.pdf Output.pdf
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" IMPORT TXT Input.txt Input.pdf Flatten Output.pdf   (to Flatten the Output.pdf)

Import FDF into a PDF form

    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" IMPORT FDF Input.fdf Input.pdf Output.pdf
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" IMPORT FDF Input.fdf Input.pdf Flatten Output.pdf  (to Flatten the Output.pdf)

2. Bookmark Export and Import

Export PDF's Bookmark into a XML file

    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXPORT BOOKMARK Input.pdf Output.xml

Import a XML Bookmark file into a PDF

    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" IMPORT BOOKMARK Input.xml Input.pdf Output.pdf

3. Merge PDF Page into a new PDF

Merge PDFs into a new PDF

    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" MERGE Input1.pdf Input2.pdf Input3.pdf Output.pdf

Merge all PDFs under a folder into a new PDF

     "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" MERGE "C:\Test\" Output.pdf

4. Split or Extract a PDF into a new PDF

Split a PDF into a new PDF according to page number selection

    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" SPLIT "1,3-6,10,13,24" Input.pdf Output.pdf

Extract a PDF into a serial of single or multiple pages
     "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXTRACT 3 Input.pdf Output.pdf

5. Encrypt or Decrypt a PDF

Encrypt a PDF
     "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" ENCRYPT Input.pdf Output.pdf  -bit 40 -option 11110000 -userpassword str1 -ownerpassword str2

  • -bit 40: Encryption Level bit with 40 or 128.

  • -option 11110000: The option String consists of 8 bit of 0 or 1 for Printing, Modify Contents, Copy, Modify Annotations, Fill In, Screen Readers, Assembly, Degraded Printing.  11111111 means all checked and 00000000 means all unchecked.

  • -userpassword str1: String str1 is for User Password. If the user password is empty, don't use this option.

  • -ownerpassword str2: String str2 is for Owner Password. If the owner password is empty, don't use this option.
     

  • Example:
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" ENCRYPT "D:\Test\complaintform.pdf"   "D:\Test\output.pdf"  -bit 128  -option 00000000   -userpassword pdfill

Decrypt a PDF:
     "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" DECRYPT Input.pdf Output.pdf  -password str

  • -password str: String str is Password to open this PDF if it is password-protected. If there is no password to open this PDF, don't use this option.
     

  • Example:
         "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" DECRYPT "D:\Test\visa.pdf"  "D:\Test\output.pdf"  -password 4567

6. Rotate or Crop PDF Pages

Rotate  PDF Pages
     "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" ROTATE Input.pdf Output.pdf  degree

  • Degree: Rotate page by 0,  90 (Clockwise 90), 180, 270 (Counterclockwise 90)
     

  • Example:
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" ROTATE     "D:\Test\visa.pdf"  "D:\Test\output.pdf"  90

Crop PDF Pages
     "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" CROP Input.pdf Output.pdf  leftMargin rightMargin bottomMargin topMargin

  • leftMargin rightMargin bottomMargin topMargin in Point
     

  • Example:
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe"     CROP "D:\Test\visa.pdf"  "D:\Test\output.pdf"  18 36 54 72

7. Reformat PDF Pages

"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" Reformat Input.pdf Output.pdf  W H  row column  leftMargin rightMargin bottomMargin topMargin   horizSpace vertSpace  -showNoteline 1 -showBorder 1 -rgbColor "0 0 255"  -lineWidth 2.0 

  • W H: Specify new PDF's Page Width and Height in Point
  • row column: Specify Number of Rows and Columns that appears in the new page.
  • leftMargin rightMargin bottomMargin topMargin: Specify Page Margin from Left, Right, Bottom and Top Edges
  • horizSpace vertSpace: Specify the horizontal and vertical space between the original PDF pages.
  • -showNoteline 1:  (Optional) Show Note Line if -showNoteline 1; Doesn't show Note Line if -showNoteline 0. Default is 0
  • -showBorder 1:     (Optional) Show Border if -showBorder 1; Doesn't show Border if -showBorder 0. Default is 0
  • -rgbColor "0 0 255":  (Optional) line color in Red, Green Blue Component between 0 to 255. Default is 0 0 255. Note: Put "" on the 3 values and each value (0-255) is separated with space.
  • -lineWidth 2.0:      (Optional) line width in Point. Default is 1.0
     
  • Example:
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" Reformat     "D:\BatchTest\FormsAPIReference.pdf"  "D:\BatchTest\output.pdf"  612 792 2 1 9 18 27 36 18 36 -showNoteline 1 -showBorder 1 -rgbColor  "0 0 255" -lineWidth 2.0

8. Add Header or Footer on  PDF Pages

"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" HeadFoot Input.pdf Output.pdf flagHeadFoot addOnFirstPage leftMargin rightMargin bottomMargin topMargin "HeaderFooterString"
-align 1 -pageOffset 10 -fontEncode "Western"  -fontName "Times New Roman" -fontStyle 3  -fontSize 12.0  -rgbFontColor "0 0 255"

  • flagHeadFoot: 0 is Adding Header Only, 1 is Adding Footer only, and 2 is adding both Header and Footer.
  • addOnFirstPage: If 1, add on First Page; if 0, don't add on First page
  • leftMargin rightMargin bottomMargin topMargin: Specify the white margin space around the header or footer.
  • "HeaderFooterString": "Page <<1>> of <<N>>" Where <<1>> means Page Index and <<N>> is the total page number.
  • -align 1: (Optional) the value can 0 (left), 1 (center) or 2 (right). Default is 0.
  • -pageOffset 10: (Optional) the page offset to add onto the page Index and the total page number.  Default is 0.
  • -fontEncode "Western": (Optional) Font Encode. Default is "Western".
  • -fontName "Times New Roman": (Optional) Font name. Default is "Times New Roman".
  • -fontStyle 3: (Optional) Font Styles: 0 (Regular), 1 (Bold), 2 (Italic) and 3 (Bold Italic). Default is 0
  • -fontSize 12.0: (Optional) Font Size. Default is 12.0
  • -rgbFontColor "0 0 255": (Optional) font color in Red, Green and Blue Component between 0 to 255. Default is 0 0 255. Note: Put "" on the 3 values and each value (0-255) is separated with space.
     
  • Example:
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe"     HeadFoot "D:\BatchTest\FormsAPIReference.pdf"  "D:\BatchTest\output.pdf"  2 1 18 36 18 36  "Test Page <<1>> of <<N>>, Oct 2012"  -align 1 -pageOffset 10 -fontEncode "Western" -fontName "Times New Roman" -fontStyle 3 -fontSize 12.0 -rgbFontColor "0 0 255"

9. Add Watermark by Text on  PDF Pages

"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" WatermarkText Input.pdf Output.pdf "Top Secret" -fontEncode "Western"  -fontName "Times New Roman" -fontStyle 3 -rgbFontColor "0 0 255"  -rgbStrikeColor "255 0 0" -flagLayout 0  -drawType 1 -StrokeSize 1.0 -flagOrder 0 -transparency 0.5

  • "Top Secret":  The string to be added as Watermark. Must have "" if there is space.
  • -fontEncode "Western": (Optional) Font Encode. Default is "Western".
  • -fontName "Times New Roman": (Optional) Font name. Default is "Times New Roman".
  • -fontStyle 0: (Optional) Font Styles: 0 (Regular), 1 (Bold), 2 (Italic) and 3 (Bold Italic).
  • -rgbFontColor "0 0 255": (Optional) Font color in Red, Green and Blue Component between 0 to 255. Default is 0 0 255. Note: Put "" on the 3 values and each value (0-255) is separated with space.
  • -rgbStrikeColor "255 0 0": (Optional) Strike color in Red, Green and Blue Component between 0 to 255. Default is 255 0 0. Note: Put "" on the 3 values and each value (0-255) is separated with space.
  • -flagLayout 0: (Optional) 0 (Horizontal), 1 (Vertical), and 2 (Diagonal).  Default is 0.
  • -drawType 1: (Optional) 0 (Fill), 1 (Stroke), 2 (Fill and Stroke), and 3 (Invisible). Default is 1.
  • -StrokeSize 1.0: (Optional) the stroke size using Percent of the actual font size. Default is 1.0.
  • -flagOrder 0: (Optional) 0 is Background and 1 is Foreground. Default is 1.
  • -transparency 0.5: (Optional) value between 0 and 1. Default is 0.
  • Example:
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" WatermarkText     "D:\BatchTest\FormsAPIReference.pdf"  "D:\BatchTest\output.pdf"  "Top Secret" -fontEncode "Western" -fontName "Times New Roman" -fontStyle 3 -rgbFontColor "0 0 255"  -rgbStrikeColor "255 0 0" -flagLayout 0  -drawType 1 -StrokeSize 1.0 -flagOrder 0 -transparency 0.5

10. Add Watermark by Image on  PDF Pages

"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" WatermarkImage Input.pdf Output.pdf ImagePathName scaleX scaleY rotateDegree -positionFlag 1 -left 36 -bottom 72 -flagOrder 1 -URL "http://www.PDFill.com"

  • ImagePathName: An image file (bmp, png, gif, jpeg, tiff, wmf) that you want to add into the PDF file as Watermark.
  • scaleX scaleY: The Percentage of Image Scale Size in Width and Height.
  • rotateDegree: Image Rotation in degree.
  • -positionFlag 1: (Optional) 0 is Center of the page and 1 is Any Position. Default is 0.
  • -left 36:  (Optional) Left position in Point defined when -positionFlag 1. Default is 0.
  • -bottom 72: (Optional) Bottom position in Point defined when -positionFlag 1. Default is 0.
  • -flagOrder 1: (Optional) 0 is Background and 1 is Foreground. Default is 1.
  • -URL "http://www.PDFill.com": (Optional) The URL address that the click on this image will direct to a web page defined by this URL.
  • Example:
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" WatermarkImage     "D:\BatchTest\FormsAPIReference.pdf"  "D:\BatchTest\output.pdf"  "D:\BatchTest\Water lilies.jpg"  100 100 45 -positionFlag 1 -left 36 -bottom 72 -flagOrder 1 -URL "http://www.PDFill.com"

11. Convert Images to PDF

"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" Image2PDF Image1 Image2 Image3 Output.pdf W H row column leftMargin rightMargin bottomMargin topMargin horizSpace vertSpace -showFileName 1 -defaultImageFolder "C:\Test\"

  • Image1 Image2 Image3: You can have many Images as you need.  It can be just image files or folders.  If Image(N) is a folder, all the images files under this folder will be added;   If it is image file name without a folder path, the  -defaultImageFolder option must be used.
  • W H: Specify new PDF's Page Width and Height in Point
  • row column: Specify Number of Rows and Columns that appears in the new page.
  • leftMargin rightMargin bottomMargin topMargin: Specify the distance from Left, Right, Bottom and Top Edges of the Images to the PDF Page's edge.
  • horizSpace vertSpace: Specify the horizontal and vertical space in Point between the images.
  • -showFileName 1: (Optional) Flag to show File Name. Default is 0   
  • -fontSize 12.0: (Optional) Font Size. Default is 12.0. Font Name of Adobe's Time Roman Normal is used.
  • -defaultImageFolder "C:\Test\": (Optional) If set, there is no need to add folder path on Image1 Image2 Image3.
  • Example:
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" Image2PDF     "Water lilies.jpg"  "D:\Test\"  "Blue hills.jpg"  "Winter.jpg"  "Sunset.jpg"  "output.pdf"  612 792  1 2  9 18 27 36 18 36 -showFileName 1 -fontSize 12.0 -defaultImageFolder "C:\BatchTest\"

12. Convert PDF into Image

"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" PDF2Image Input.pdf  OutputImageName Image_Resolution Color_Bits Page_Number_Bits JPG_Quality Flag_TIF

  • outputImageName: Image Type with PNG, GIF, BMP, PCX, WMF, EMF, JPG or TIF.

  • Image_Resolution: Image Resolution.

  • Color_Bits: Color Bits with 1, 8 or 24 bits.

  • Page_Number_Bits: Page Number Digits between 1 and 6.

  • JPG_Quality: Flag for For JPG Image Type. Set the JPG quality between 0-100.

  • Flag_TIF: Flag (0/1) for TIF Image Type. If set 1, create a single file with multiple pages.
     

  • Example:
    "C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" PDF2Image "D:\Test\visa.pdf" "D:\visa_.png" 144 24 1 100 1

13. Export and Import Metadata Information

Export Metadata Information from a PDF file  into a TXT or XML file

"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXPORT INFORMATION Input.pdf Output.txt  (Tab-delimited Text File)
"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" EXPORT INFORMATION Input.pdf Output.xml    (XML)

Import Metadata Information  from a TXT or XML file into a PDF file

"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" IMPORT INFORMATION Input.txt Input.pdf Output.pdf
"C:\Program Files\PlotSoft\PDFill\PDFill.exe" IMPORT INFORMATION Input.xml Input.pdf Output.pdf

 

 
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