thank you both.

why can't u just extend the the original macro to take a page range?  e.g., [page=1-2]

Taco Hoekwater wrote: 
luigi scarso wrote:
  
hmm maybe
\copypages
    

Or, if you need more control, something like this:

  \getfiguredimensions[x.pdf]%
  \imgcount=\noffigurepages\relax
  \dorecurse
      {\the\imgcount}
      {\externalfigure
          [x.pdf]
          [page=\recurselevel]}


Best wishes,
Taco
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