This example includes UI controls. Perhaps the UI is timing out on a selection event? Maybe a smaller example without UI would isolate the issue...
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 3:26 PM, Tilman Hausherr <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 17.08.2015 um 20:16 schrieb Keith Price: > >> I'm using the MergeUtility in a Javascript and when I have many single >> page >> PDFs to merge, I get a timeout error. >> > > The MergeUtility in PDFBox is not in Javascript, nor does it have a > timeout. > > ???? > > Tilman > > > >> I have not yet identified the number of PDFs that triggers the timeout. >> >> Is there a way of either increasing the timeout limit or maybe breaking up >> large merges into multiples? >> >> Like if I have 1000 PDFs, maybe I merge 5 sets of 200 files and then >> merge >> those 5 into a single PDF. >> >> Would something like that allow me to avoid the timeout? And, what would >> the script look like? >> >> Here's my current script: >> >> // Only run if the Cert checkbox is not checked >> if (fields.CERTIFICATE.value){ >> // Get the file paths >> //-------------------- >> var sp = FileServices.getSeparator(); >> var rootPath = FileServices.getWebAppRootFilePath() + sp; >> var sourcePath = "shared/GradeCerts" + sp >> var destPath = sourcePath + "Merged" + sp >> // Loop the table to get the PDFs >> // ------------------------------- >> var pdfs = []; >> var rows = tables.GRADES.getRows(); >> while (rows.next()) >> { >> // Only include applicable rows >> if (isOkayToDownload()){ >> var fileName = tables.GRADES.GRADECERTFILE.value; >> log("Adding to Array: " + fileName); >> pdfs.push(fileName); >> } >> } >> // Sort by name >> log("Sorting Array"); >> pdfs.sort(); >> // MERGE the files >> // ---------------- >> var merger = new PDFMergerUtility(); >> var arrayLength = pdfs.length; >> for (var i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++) { >> log("Adding PDF Source: " + pdfs[i]); >> merger.addSource(rootPath + sourcePath + pdfs[i]); >> } >> var fileName = makeFilename(); >> var mergedFile = rootPath + destPath + fileName; >> merger.setDestinationFileName(mergedFile); >> log("--- MERGING ---"); >> merger.mergeDocuments(); >> log("=== MERGED ==="); >> >> if (pdfs.length > 0){ >> // DOWNLOAD IT // >> controls.PNL_DLLINK.show(); >> controls.HYPERLINKPDF.show(); >> controls.HYPERLINKPDF.setHref(destPath + fileName); >> }else{ >> controls.HYPERLINKPDF.hide(); >> } >> >> } >> >> -Keith >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
