Difference between revisions of "Display Additional File Attributes for PDF Documents"
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| − | * In order to extract Meta Data related to a PDF file stored in a [[Custom Field Type: Link – Single File|Single File]] field you must create a [[Custom Field Type | + | * In order to extract Meta Data related to a PDF file stored in a [[Custom Field Type: Link – Single File|Single File]] field you must create a [[Custom Field Type: Read Only – System Variables|Read Only - System Variables]] field to display the additional attributes. |
| − | * In the '''Variables''' section of the [[Custom Field Type | + | * In the '''Variables''' section of the [[Custom Field Type: Read Only – System Variables|Read Only - System Variables]] field use the following syntax: |
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* In the above example '''Contract Document''' is the name of the [[Custom Field Type: Link – Single File|Single File]] field that contains the PDF document. | * In the above example '''Contract Document''' is the name of the [[Custom Field Type: Link – Single File|Single File]] field that contains the PDF document. | ||
| − | * The [[Custom Field Type | + | * The [[Custom Field Type: Read Only – System Variables|Read Only - System Variables]] field will display: |
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Revision as of 18:52, 15 April 2009
- This feature allows you to display extra information (called Meta Data) extracted from PDF files that are stored in Singe File or Multiple Files field.
- Only PDF files will display this information.
- The additional attributes that can be extracted and displayed are:
| Meta Data Field Name | Field Code |
| Author | author |
| Creator | creator |
| Producer | producer |
| Keywords | keywords |
| Subject | subject |
| Title | title |
| Number of Pages | numofpages |
| Creation Date | creationdate |
| Modified Date | modifieddate |
There are 2 different ways of displaying additional file attributes for PDF documents, depending on whether the PDF document(s) are stored in a Single File field or Multiple Files field.
Single File Fields
- In order to extract Meta Data related to a PDF file stored in a Single File field you must create a Read Only - System Variables field to display the additional attributes.
- In the Variables section of the Read Only - System Variables field use the following syntax:
@Field Name. Label [field code] @
- Where Field Name is that name of the Single File field that contains the PDF document.
- You can use html to format the output:
- In the above example Contract Document is the name of the Single File field that contains the PDF document.
- The Read Only - System Variables field will display:
Multiple File Fields
- To include the above attributes in the list view of documents stored in a Multiple Files field use the Extra Columns section when you create the Multiple Files field:
- In the Extra Columns field enter the desired column headings (separated by commas), followed by two colons, following by the fields codes from above (again separated by commas)
- Note: be sure there are no spaces between the field codes, just a comma.
- These attributes will only be displayed for PDF documents. They will be left blank for all non-PDF documents.
