[suggestion] Merge files according to a .txt or .pdtfl list

bayer_a · Post by **bayer_a** » Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:13 am

Good day,
It would be very handy to merge pdf files according to the sequence mentioned in the simple list of .txt of .pdtfl file.

Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:09 pm

Hello, bayer_a

This should already be possible. When a file list is provided, tools tries to process those file in the defined order from the list. That processing order is used by the "split/merge PDF's" tool directly.

Do you have "batch processing mode" enabled for your tool? If not, please do so, to ensure that the files are processed as a cohesive group, instead of individually (which would prevent merging from happening).

Kind regards,

bayer_a · Post by **bayer_a** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:17 am

Daniel - PDF-XChange wrote: ↑Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:09 pm Hello, bayer_a

This should already be possible. When a file list is provided, tools tries to process those file in the defined order from the list. That processing order is used by the "split/merge PDF's" tool directly.

Do you have "batch processing mode" enabled for your tool? If not, please do so, to ensure that the files are processed as a cohesive group, instead of individually (which would prevent merging from happening).

Kind regards,

Dear Daniel,
Thank you for your reply.
Actually I cannot find the option to select the batch file. My vesion of the pdf-tools is Ver: 9.5 Build 368.0

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Fri Jun 27, 2025 4:05 pm

Hello, bayer_a

Batch processing mode is visible and enabled in your screenshot:

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As for use of a file list. This is part of the "choose input files" action. If you do not see that option, you will need to update the software. It is not a particularly new function, but your current build is over 2 years out of date.

Kind regards,

bayer_a · Post by **bayer_a** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:18 am

Thank yoy!
I'll ask our ICT department to renew the version ot the most recent.

Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:43 am

Mon Jun 30, 2025 6:30 pm

Hello, bayer_a,

The reason you do not see the option to provide a Files List (*.pdtfl) as input is because you have selected Local Place as the input source:

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Local Place is treated as a regular folder, so the available options are the same as for a standard folder.

Please choose My Computer or any Remote Place, and you will see the Select files list option:

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Best regards,