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InterApplicaton Communication (IAC) for Acrobat Reader on UNIX

2008-04-30 07:15:48

david.holmes

Registered: Apr 29 2008

Posts: 6

I need a way to programatically control what Acrobat Reader displays (via Named Destinations) for a context-sensitive help application built with .NET2003 on both Windows and Unix (Solaris, 32/64).

Other than the PDF Library (which would be overkill and may cost-prohibitive), what tools are available to communicate with a viewer(I am not locked into using acroread, but would prefer to use it)?

2008-04-30 08:34:06

lkassuba

Registered: Jun 28 2007

Posts: 3636

One method you can use to control the display of the PDF files is by using the PDF Open parameters. You can open to a specific named destination as well as zoom and view settings. For more information visit the Acrobat Developer Center at:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters.pdf

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

2008-04-30 08:37:25

david.holmes

Registered: Apr 29 2008

Posts: 6

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I need control of the display after the reader has been opened.

2008-04-30 08:50:34

lkassuba

Registered: Jun 28 2007

Posts: 3636

Have you looked into the SDKs available for Acrobat? There isn't one for Acrobat 8 for Unix but there are earlier versions:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

2008-04-30 09:28:41

david.holmes

Registered: Apr 29 2008

Posts: 6

There was a 7.0 SDK for Solaris, but no IAC support.

2008-04-30 10:03:27

lkassuba

Registered: Jun 28 2007

Posts: 3636

Unfortunately, the IAC framework is unavailable for Unix. You might want to check out the Developing Plug-ins and Applications documentation to see if what you want to do is possible with the Unix SDK:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/plugin_apps_developer_guide.pdf

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.