Variable Data - what are you using?

Clive Andrews · Post by **Clive Andrews** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:22 pm

I have a potential project on my hands - many many thousands of pages of variable data.

Do any of you good people use products within Switch to flow them through to Digital presses?

I know there must be solutions - but not going down the full transactional route, I'd like to be able to take a PDF with fields defined in someway, merge a CSV (both delivered together), assemble the completed PDFs, and pass through my existing flow (so they marry up with EDI/JDF etc)

Any thoughts?

dkelly · Post by **dkelly** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:53 pm

Apago PDF Constructor

Clive Andrews · Post by **Clive Andrews** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:41 pm

Just downloading the Demo version now - how well does this tie in with Switch - is it a case of dropping matching files and PDF in to a folder - or is there a fuller configurator to use?

I suspect many more questions to come my friend.

dkelly · Post by **dkelly** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:33 pm

We have developed a configurator for PDF Constructor but haven't yet submitted to Enfocus. Contact me for details.

Dwight Kelly

Apago, Inc.

dkelly@apago.com

Clive Andrews · Post by **Clive Andrews** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:51 pm

dkelly wrote: We have developed a configurator for PDF Constructor but haven't yet submitted to Enfocus. Contact me for details.

Dwight Kelly

Apago, Inc.

dkelly@apago.com

email sent Dwight, I shall play around with the CLI for now. I need to think of a quick and dirty solution to translate my xls or csv into xml. Loads of ways I know, just the least touch points I need...

dkelly · Post by **dkelly** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:28 pm

We have also developed a 100% Switch Javascript solution for converting CSV to XML. Not a freebie however

thomas.brinch · Post by **thomas.brinch** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:52 pm

You should check out HP Smartstream Designer for InDesign. It has a bunch of VDP functionality and you can create much more complex jobs within InDesign rather than just a PDF with forms. Configurators for Switch are available.