Merging pdf without ghostscript

Hi all, Is it possible to merge pdfs in matlab without using ghostscript? Thanks!

[Bereketab Gulai]

You say that you solved the issue using VBA code, could you share that VBA script, at least the basic structure.

Answer 1

[Guillaume]

Matlab has no built-in pdf handling capabilities and if it had it would likely use ghostscript behind the scene, so you've left with:

• finding an alternative to ghostscript. ghostscript is the only open source pdf handling library I know.
• write your own pdf handling code using the standard. Good luck with that, you'll be better off with ghostscript.

[Eric Zhao]

Thanks for your informative response!

[Eric Zhao]

I solved the issue by letting Matlab executing vba code.

Answer 2

[Benjamin Großmann]

Four years later ... I contributed a tiny function to FEX to merge multiple pdfs without third party tools:

mergePdfs - File Exchange - MATLAB Central (mathworks.com)

[Gangadhar Venkata Ramana]

Really awesome work @Benjamin Großmann.

Thank you so much.

Answer 3

[Bereketab Gulai]

You can still use Ghostscript along with append_pdfs.

1. Install GS on your machine or get copy of it is files
2. Store gs files with your application
3. Copy append_pdfs and modify gs path to indicate where you hava gs...exe
4. Use append_pdfs like usual

Tested VBA Code but it requires Adobe Standard or Pro, which not suitable.