Create one PDF for each subfolder.

[Dok]

Hi,

I using the folder monitor and the default create PDF from image tool. I monitoring a folder and I like to create one PDF file for each subfolder.
Monitoring: _PDFTest
Subfolders: PDF1 and PDF2

I'm expected 2 PDF files in the subfolders but I have only one with content from the both subfolders.

Please help me!

Settings:

Screenshot 2025-11-07 115406.png

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Hi Dok,

Folder monitors apply to a single folder (with the option to include subfolders). So you could apply the folder monitor to the folder "PDFTest", and specify the output folder in the tool settings - it could be the same folder, a different folder, a subfolder etc. If you want the output to go into two subfolders, then you would need to create two folder monitors for the same folder, and specify the desired subfolders for each of the respective output folders.

I hope that resolves the issue for you.

Kind regards,

[Dok]

Hi Sean,

Thanks, but my main issue how to create PDF file for each subfolder?

How to set up the tools or the Folder monitor to create PDF file for each subfolder. Subfolder names will be changing. At the moment when I copy 2 folders under the 'PDF Test' will create only one PDF file with content from the both subfolders and the file name is the first subfolder name.

E.g.:
PDF Test - Main folder and Folder monitor checking this.
PDF1 - Subfolder (name will vary), 11 files
PDF2 - Subfolder (name will vary), 12 files
Image - Subfolder (name will vary), 13 files
XF - Subfolder (name will vary), 14 files

I want to create the following PDF files:
PDF1.pdf (same as the subfolder name), 11 pages
PDF2.pdf (same as the subfolder name), 12 pages
Image.pdf (same as the subfolder name), 13 pages
XF.pdf (same as the subfolder name), 14 pages
Each PDF file only contains the subfolder files.

The tools creating one file at the moment:
PDF1.pdf, 50 pages


I'm looking something lie ABBYY have:

Screenshot 2025-11-08 152506.png

[Dimitar - PDF-XChange]

Hi Dok,


Please try this:

image.png

Regards.

[Dok]

Hi Dimitar,

Thanks, I tried and still created one PDF for all.
I found a way to create a single PDF for each subfolder, but I had to spend half a day and test each settings.

Thanks everyone who tried to help me.

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

[GiPa]

I found a way to create a single PDF for each subfolder, but I had to spend half a day and test each settings.

It seems that this issue still remains, trying to achieve the same.
Could you please explan your workaround? Thank you.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, GiPa

Simply add the new "folderpath" macro to the naming field:

image.png

I would also suggest that you use autonumbering or some such here, to avoid conflicts/overwriting the originals.

Kind regards,

[GiPa]

Thanks Daniel, I presume the same scheme can work also when creating PDFs from images? (w/o the monitor folders, but over an existing folder tree)

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, GiPa

I do believe so, yes.

Kind regards,