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how can we count the number of pages in pdf using Power automate desktop

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Hey Hi,

Power Automate Desktop doesn't offer a direct action to count PDF pages. However, we can achieve this by using Two methods.

1. By using Extract Tables from PDF as shown below.

Code:

Pdf.ExtractTablesFromPDF.ExtractTables PDFFile: $'''C:\\Users\\Desktop\\Power Automate Desktop\\Projects\\Digital Signatures\\Input Files\\9102401396.pdf''' MultiPageTables: True SetFirstRowAsHeader: True ExtractedPDFTables=> ExtractedPDFTables
Display.ShowMessageDialog.ShowMessage Title: $'''Pages Count''' Message: ExtractedPDFTables.Count + 1 Icon: Display.Icon.None Buttons: Display.Buttons.OK DefaultButton: Display.DefaultButton.Button1 IsTopMost: False ButtonPressed=> ButtonPressed

2.Python Script.

Run the below Python Script using Run PowerShell script action as shown in below image.

Python Code:

import fitz  # PyMuPDF
import sys

def count_pages(pdf_path):
    pdf_document = fitz.open(pdf_path)
    num_pages = pdf_document.page_count
    return num_pages

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print("Usage: python count_pages_pymupdf.py <pdf_path>")
        sys.exit(1)

    pdf_path = sys.argv[1]
    num_pages = count_pages(pdf_path)
    print(f"{num_pages}")

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Thanks & Regards

Vishnu Reddy