Merge PDF documents

[Spacemom]

I'm looking for something that will let me merge several PDFs into one file. I found a program called pdfsam, but I guess I'm doing something wrong because every time I try to merge a list of documents, the file that it creates won't open and shows as 0 bytes.

I found a few others, but they only let you merge up to 5 at a time and I need to do more than that.

Thanks for any help.

[RoyGBiv]

1. PDFTK ...

http://www.accesspdf.com/article.php/20041130153545577

Note: This is a command line program. You'll need to open a DOS shell and issue the necessary commands:

From the documentation, this would be the example command for a simple merge:

pdftk pdf1.pdf pdf2.pdf pdf3.pdf pdf4.pdf pdf5.pdf pdf6.pdf cat output merged.pdf

Things would be simplified of course if you copy the pdftk.exe file into a folder, then copied all your pdf files into that same folder, then issued the commands.

In English, you type the pdftk command then list the filename of all the files you want merged followed by the option "cat" and then the filename of the merged file.

[Spacemom]

2. I'm not really comfortable with DOS

I'd rather have something of the point and click variety. Thanks though. :D

[Why Syzygy]

3. Here's a graphical user interface (point and click) freeware >

PDFTK Builder:
http://www.angusj.com/pdftkb/

Reviews:
http://www.freewaregenius.com/2007/04/06/pdftk-builder/

[RoyGBiv]

4. Ah, cool ...

I didn't know that a GUI for it existed.

I've been using the command line version long enough it's just simpler for me.

[Why Syzygy]

5. It's actually

more difficult to mess something up in DOS than it is in Windows. But, I can understand why people who are unfamiliar with DOS resist it.

[RoyGBiv]

6. Yeah, me too ...

I do a certain level of video rendering from the CLI, and people look at me like I'm speaking a foreign language when I say that. Admittedly, it's hard to imagine how that even works.

But, since I'm accustomed to it and know the commands from memory, it's simpler, and I rarely screw something up.

Until you've memorized the commands, though, it can be daunting.