try PDFBox. It can index PDF documents.
-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Thomas Dowling
Sent: Wed 1/28/2009 2:37 PM
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Is there a utility to open a folder of many pdfs and determine if each one will open? (eom)
On 01/28/2009 04:31 PM, Stockwell, Chris wrote:
> Chris Stockwell
> Library Systems Programmer Analyst
> Montana State Library
> cstockwell_at_mt.gov
> 406-444-5352
Your shell of choice should let you run pdfinfo on each one. It will
either give you sensible information about the PDF file (in which case,
you can assume it's good), or give you an error message.
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Thomas Dowling
tdowling_at_ohiolink.edu
Received on Thu Jan 29 2009 - 11:51:33 EST