Autotext in Publisher / Merged folder shortcut to PDF

[NateLumen]

Here's a question: I am using the publisher to create multiple multi-page PDFs. I have each PDF in one publisher set and have selected "Merge to one PDF file" at the bottom. This is great, so far. The question is, if I wanted to name each *multi-page PDF* with autotext....is that possible? If I select "Rename Items" I get the option to rename each layout in the set with autotext, but if I select "Rename Folders", I don't get this option. 

Looking for something like YYMMDD-Project Name-Folder Name (date being today's date). How would you do this?

Thanks!

Operating system used: Mac Apple Silicon Sonoma 14.5

 

[Nathan Hildebrandt]

I don't think it is possible. The way I name my single merged PDF files when I publish them is to change the name (date) of the file at the publisher set properties dialogue box. It doesn't solve your problem but you can have the back end of the file named the first time you do it, then just manually change the date before I publish each set.

Regards Nathan

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

What happens if you manually type the autotext that you want?

i.e. <SHORTDATE>

You can't add autotext from a list, but you can type it.

Here is a list somewhere of the autotext commands.

https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/28/INT/index.htm?rhcsh=1&rhnewwnd=0&rhmapid=#t=_AC28_Help%2F070_Docum...

Barry.

[Nathan Hildebrandt]

It doesn't work at the file naming level. 😥

[Barry Kelly]

I just tried (version 22).

Seems to work fine.

And the published file ...

Barry.

[Nathan Hildebrandt]

Yes at the Rename folder level, not at the Publisher name level.

[MitchD]

it does if the folder is a shortcut from the layout book. my DA set for example, is as follows:

<YEARSHORT><MONTHNUMBER><DAYOFMONTH> - <PROJECTNAME> - <PROJECT_DESCRIPTION>

[Barry Kelly]

OK.

The original poster said he was renaming folders.

I never save as a single file, always as 'real folder structure'.

Then I don't have to give the file a name, it comes from the publisher folder structure.

Barry.

[Nathan Hildebrandt]

Interesting to see the different approaches to achieve an outcome. Coming from someone that saves all of their PDF's as a single file from the front dialogue!

[NateLumen]

Thanks @Barry Kelly! This is the trick I was looking for.