tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post4468797878900504976..comments2023-06-22T18:03:31.248+07:00Comments on JakartaUnwired: How to hack Scansnap Organizer to use any PDF documentsDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-2893071654136390952023-05-09T09:27:26.387+07:002023-05-09T09:27:26.387+07:00I used Ghostscript pdf2ps. Then edit the Creator t...I used Ghostscript pdf2ps. Then edit the Creator tag. then used ps2pdf then re-OCR. works fine. All this can be scripted of course.tshoang1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04953917338103819872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-51730794546390212252020-01-03T13:26:07.670+07:002020-01-03T13:26:07.670+07:00If you only need to do this to the occasional PDF,...If you only need to do this to the occasional PDF, you can avoid installing unknown executables by editing in NotePad++ or your favorite text editor: <br /> 1. Open PDF in editor<br /> 2. Search for "/Creator"<br /> 3. If found, replace that line with "/Creator (PFU ScanSnap Organizer)" (no quotes)<br /> 4. If not found, search for "/Author" string (no quotes)<br /> 5. Add new line immediately below: "/Creator (PFU ScanSnap Organizer)" (no quotes)<br /> 6. Save. That's it. Can now be opened and edited in ScanSnap Organizer.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525534477887464124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-12888533492269298412018-05-03T05:24:14.201+07:002018-05-03T05:24:14.201+07:00just wanted to say thank you for broaching this su...just wanted to say thank you for broaching this subject! been struggling since we have to use a particular scanner at work to attach files to a program yet I like to batch them all and separate them through scan snap organizer(saves me lots of paper handling and time). I was having to use another program called PaperPort but it would auto-save and I would lose a lot of scans as I was separating the batches... this is all I needed.... now to show my less tech savvy coworkers who seem to cringe at change:/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633041242701461113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-75222810143354181932017-05-24T11:26:19.074+07:002017-05-24T11:26:19.074+07:00Does someone understand why BeCyPDFMetaEdit.exe ne...Does someone understand why BeCyPDFMetaEdit.exe needs to run as admin?rbvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776242567622540913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-12188267347576955032017-05-20T16:29:22.079+07:002017-05-20T16:29:22.079+07:00Sad to say, but I tried a few free pdf merging pro...Sad to say, but I tried a few free pdf merging programs, and the ones I tried did not work. Neither does the internal ScanSnap viewer. But, for sure Adobe Acrobat Pro works fine using the 'pages from file' insert tool. Provided you open the true scan file first (one dummy page from your scanner), and then insert the other pages, you can then even immediately delete the 'dummy' page, and save the result. That file can then be converted to searchable pdf via ABBYY through ScanSnap Organizer.rbvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776242567622540913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-78749433580702508532017-05-20T15:08:45.343+07:002017-05-20T15:08:45.343+07:00Acrobat pro. But I think reader can also do it.Acrobat pro. But I think reader can also do it.rbvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776242567622540913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-90081248053259599762017-05-18T09:44:24.553+07:002017-05-18T09:44:24.553+07:00Thanks rbv, that is an interesting idea. What do y...Thanks rbv, that is an interesting idea. What do you use to append pages to the pdf file? Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-38867980023821448742017-05-17T14:28:26.333+07:002017-05-17T14:28:26.333+07:00Another simple method which works is to scan in a ...Another simple method which works is to scan in a single dummy page using the SnapScan. Open the created pdf file and use 'add pages' to append pages of the actual pdf file of interest to the end. Save the result, which can now be opened and converted into searchable PDF. Essentially, you are providing a first page which really did come from your scanner. rbvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776242567622540913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-39198296637531142022017-04-29T21:07:56.648+07:002017-04-29T21:07:56.648+07:00On a Mac, the free app "PDF Attributes" ...On a Mac, the free app "PDF Attributes" can also be used to modify PDF metadata.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493266788964007570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-82097171108435029252016-10-26T03:03:53.313+07:002016-10-26T03:03:53.313+07:00Confirmed that editing the "Content Creator&q...Confirmed that editing the "Content Creator" metadata to "PFU ScanSnap Organizer" allows ex-post-facto OCRing by the Searchable PDF Converter app that comes with a SnapScan. This is on a Mac; I used Automator to create a system service that does this with a single click. Easy and straightforward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326815135019533299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-35566666705504223082015-06-09T10:03:43.046+07:002015-06-09T10:03:43.046+07:00Hi Jason,
Thanks for your comment.
I'm testi...Hi Jason,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I'm testing this BeCyPDFMetaEdit.exe, and admittedly, it is nicer as it has a nice GUI.<br /><br />I successfully get my ScanSnap to accept it using the GUI, but for some reason, if I use the command line / batch mode, it doesn't quite do it. I have to re-open the resulting file with a GUI, and simply "Save" it again (as I note that the creator changes is made properly by the batch file), and then miraculously ScanSnap Organizer accept it. <br /><br />I need a few more passes at this to see what's the difference. <br /><br />DonaldDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-30803512698789667692015-06-08T04:50:53.013+07:002015-06-08T04:50:53.013+07:00Thanks for this method. I used it for a while unti...Thanks for this method. I used it for a while until I reformatted my PC, then did more research and discovered that the free BeCyPDFMetaEdit does this as well, and that software is just a single EXE. I wrote a simple batch file that I drop into my PDF folders and then run before conversion. I found that ScanSnap accepts the files if you simply make the creator "PFU ScanSnap Organizer" - no model # needed:<br /><br />for %%F in (*.pdf) do (<br /> "D:\BeCyPDFMetaEdit.exe" "%%~dpnxF" -Creator "PFU ScanSnap Organizer"<br />)Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959771920263018902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-30523115984780150042015-05-08T02:57:38.273+07:002015-05-08T02:57:38.273+07:00Given the wide use of ix500 and Scansnap software,...Given the wide use of ix500 and Scansnap software, it is an aggravation, especially as even downloaded PDFs can't be modified due to this limitation, certainly tied to ABBYY licensing etc.<br /> Having hundreds of PDFs scanned w/ old Neatscan, which I only used to scan direct to PDF and never wasted time w/ their management app, it is hard to believe in this day companies still screw us with proprietary constraints.<br /> Acrobat option under ScanSnap search will work if any PDF was OCR'ed but you also can't tag/use keywords, nor find keywords added under Acrobat with SnapScan Organizer. Jeez.Die Fledermaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896421584733654889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-65745690225076009042015-01-03T21:09:58.992+07:002015-01-03T21:09:58.992+07:00Hi everyone,
Has anyone got this to work with new...Hi everyone,<br /><br />Has anyone got this to work with newer software and/or ix500? Changing the creator doesn't seem to be sufficient to open the file anymore. Opening a pdf file with notepad I see there is also a creatortool field as well with some scansnap value in it but that is not supported in pdftk.<br /><br />Not a big deal to me for a few documents since I can always print a pdf and rescan it, just hate to waste the paper and time. Any ideas would be appreciated. I am new to scansnap so I had not tried this older software.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115452988206717056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-55588101547201039302014-01-13T18:38:43.746+07:002014-01-13T18:38:43.746+07:00That is a great idea, vitalyb!
I'll try that....That is a great idea, vitalyb!<br /><br />I'll try that.Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-40391379417290943262014-01-13T15:38:20.860+07:002014-01-13T15:38:20.860+07:00That works great! The best part, for me, is that i...That works great! The best part, for me, is that it lets you edit ANY pdf in "ScanSnap Organizer Viewier" which is an awesome PDF editor.<br /><br />I've made the following script that allows me now to open any PDF with the ScanSnap editor:<br /><br /><br />set source=%~1<br />set target=%~dp1%~n12%~x1<br /><br />"c:\Program Files (x86)\PDFtk\bin\pdftk.exe" "%source%" update_info "c:\Program Files (x86)\PDFtk\bin\scansnap_meta.txt" output "%target%"<br />move /Y "%target%" "%source%"<br />start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\PFU\ScanSnap\Organizer\SsView.exe" "%source%"<br /><br /><br />To use, save it as batch file and it as an optional "Open with" application for PDF files.vitalybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758179259138106576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-23996422340147638392013-10-03T22:15:07.712+07:002013-10-03T22:15:07.712+07:00Hi Drachen,
Sorry, I just saw your posting today....Hi Drachen,<br /><br />Sorry, I just saw your posting today.<br /><br />The script is designed to create a new file in the parent directory. that is what the "../" supposed to do.<br /><br />But I'm glad you figure out that it works by changing the name. <br /><br />Regards<br /><br />DonaldDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-62144728709912721252013-09-07T23:33:33.681+07:002013-09-07T23:33:33.681+07:00Hi Donald.
Thanks for the scripts...however must ...Hi Donald.<br /><br />Thanks for the scripts...however must be doing something wrong cause the "new pdf file" with the same name doesn't change the "Creator" :-(<br /><br />I did run some tests to understand what I was doing wrong and the conclusion is: when asked to replace the file for one with the same name, the creator doesn't change...if I choose a different name, then the script works perfectly!<br /><br />Do you change the name of the new pdf files?Drachenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031631095364122606noreply@blogger.com