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Object Data Tool Pop-up

Mike Fred
Registered: Jan 25 2011
Posts: 3

*I posted this in the Accessibility forum, but didn't get any bites so I figured I'd see if I got some more exposure here. Please forgive the cross-posting.*
 
I have a series of PDF maps that that display point locations along a line. These maps were created with ArcGIS and exported with georeferencing info. I have embedded the point feature attributes such that they can be queried once exported to PDFs, but the only way I can find to display the attributes is using the Object Data Tool then looking at the properties in the bottom window of the Model Tree.
I have a request that these attributes show up in a pop-up window, but as of yet have no idea how to do it, or if it is even possible. It seems like it should be easy enough to transfer the info from the Model Tree window to a pop-up, but I am not figuring it out. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike

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thomp
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Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Can you post one of these files to Acrobat.com, or is there another way to down load one so we can take a look?

Thom Parker
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UVSAR
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Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
There is no JSAPI access to a geospatially-mapped object in Acrobat, so no way to handle the internal data within such an object unless you write a plugin.

Adobe is no longer developing geospatial features for the Acrobat Family. TerraGo are handling things now.
Mike Fred
Registered: Jan 25 2011
Posts: 3
Thanks for the responses!
thomp, I will gladly upload one if you want to take a look at the issue, but from what UVSAR has to say I looks like we are out of luck. I certainly don't have the ability to write a plugin so there is no way that is going to happen (unless one already exists which is kind of what I was hoping for).
As far as TerrGo is concerned, we were planning to use their ArcGIS plugins to create our maps (GeoPDF), but we uncovered several bugs in doing so which made the software unusable for our purposes. We have been in contact with them for some time regarding the bugs (which are known issues to them), but as of yet have not gotten any resolution.
Thanks again for the responses,
Mike
thomp
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Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
USVAR is correct that there is on JS access to the geospacial data. However, I was curious about the info showing up in the model tree. This navigation window is used to display information on a 3D model. And there is JS access to this info.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script