Code# Author: ESRI
# Date: July 5, 2010
# Version: ArcGIS 10.0
# Purpose: This script will append multiple PDFs into a single output PDF file.
# The script is intended to run within a script tool. There are two
# parameters:
# 1) Select PDF Files to Append,
# 2) Output PDF.
#
#Notes: The order of the PDFs is based on how they are entered. The PDF at the
# top of the list is first followed by those below it.
import arcpy, os, string
#Read input parameters from script tool
PDFList = string.split(arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0), ";")
outPDFpath = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
#Create a new PDF object to store the results
outputPDF = arcpy.mapping.PDFDocumentCreate(outPDFpath)
#Loop through and append each PDF in the list
for eachPDF in PDFList:
outputPDF.appendPages(str(eachPDF))
#Save the changes and open the result automatically
outputPDF.saveAndClose()
os.startfile(outPDFpath)
#Remove variable reference to file
del outputPDF
