getMergedReport

Concatenates multiple files and returns the ID of the resulting file (saved in the file upload location).

IMPORTANT!  
getMergedReport supports only .pdf and .docx files.

Syntax

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function getMergedReport(reports: string[], reportName: string, deleteInitialReports: boolean, addPageBetweenReports: boolean): string
 
 
ParameterDescription
reportsArray of strings containing the unique internal IDs of the merged files (real names) in the order you wish to merge them.
reportNameName of the resulting merged file.
deleteInitialReports
  • true – Deletes the source files after they are merged.
  • false – Keeps the source files after they are merged.
addPageBetweenReports
  • true – Adds a blank page between the merged files.
  • false – Doesn't add blank pages between the merged files.

Return Value

Returns a string containing the saved merged file's real name.

Examples

In this example:

  • We merge the january_03d894e2-eb06-4641-a1e6-c711dd046e1a.pdf, february_19f5e30d-cf3c-41af-9e6b-d5024f4bd77f.pdf, and march_9ad66daa-53ff-4707-870b-d347c5e323ea.pdf files into a document called trimester1.pdf.
  • After the merge, we don't delete the monthly reports (false).
  • In the merged file, we insert a blank page between the monthly reports (true).
  • We save the resulting file ID in a variable called trimesterReport.
var trimesterReport = getMergedReport(['january_03d894e2-eb06-4641-a1e6-c711dd046e1a.pdf', 'february_19f5e30d-cf3c-41af-9e6b-d5024f4bd77f.pdf', 'march_9ad66daa-53ff-4707-870b-d347c5e323ea.pdf'], 'trimester1', false, true);