Function: PDFInfo
Description
This function returns information about the table's source PDF document. Information may be:
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Author
The name of the person who created the document. -
CreationDateRaw
The date and time when the document was created, using the original PDF date format. -
CreationDateISO
The date and time when the document was created, in ISO 8601 date format. -
Creator
The name of the application that created the original document from which it was converted, if the document was converted to PDF from another format. -
Keywords
Keywords defined for the document. -
ModDateRaw
The date and time the document was most recently modified, using the original PDF date format. -
ModDateISO
The date and time the document was most recently modified, in ISO 8601 date format. -
PageCount
The total number of pages in the document. -
Producer
The name of the application that converted it to PDF, if the document was converted to PDF from another format. -
Subject
The subject of the document. -
Title
The document’s title. -
Version
The PDF version of the document.
You can use this feature to verify and audit the data you have brought into Monarch Data Prep Studio.
Syntax
PDFInfo("infotype")
Arguments
infotype may be:
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Author
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CreationDateRaw
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CreationDateISO
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Creator
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Keywords
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ModDateRaw
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ModDateISO
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PageCount
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Producer
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Subject
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Title
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Version
Note:
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infotype must be enclosed in quotes, e.g. "Version"
Return value
This function returns a string value corresponding to the information retrieved from the PDF file.
Notes:
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If the information is not available in the PDF document, the function returns a blank.
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If the function is applied to a non-PDF document, the function returns a blank
Calculated field example
Define a calculated field PDF_Creator using the following expression: PDFInfo("Creator")
If the original document was created from PostScript, for example, the result is a PDF_Creator column with the value: PScript5.dll Version 5.2.2
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