I don't know why this is kicking me in the butt. I would like to add a button to the toolbar that will OCR the open document when it's clicked. That's it.
It should not be document specific and should be available to any document open in Acrobat.
Please be specific as to where I should put the Java code, how I should save it, etc. Part of the problem I am having is that the code I am using is specific to the document and I need the button to be global (i.e. to every open document.)
I am using Acrobat 9 pro on windows 7.
Thanks.
Adding a button to the toolbar to OCR the open document
2011-03-19 12:44:48
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.4.2, Windows
Acrobat Pro 9.4.2, Windows
2011-03-19 13:31:03
#1
What code are you currently using?
2011-03-19 19:25:37
#2
var loadATBToolButton = app.trustedFunction( function () {
if ( typeof atbtoolbuttons == "undefined" )
atbtoolbuttons = true;
else {
if (!atbtoolbuttons) {
app.removeToolButton("atbToolButton1");
app.removeToolButton("atbToolButton2");
atbtoolbuttons = true;
return;
}
}
if ( atbtoolbuttons ) {
app.beginPriv();
app.addToolButton({
cName: "atbToolButton1",
cExec: "app.alert('button 1');",
cTooltext: "My toolbar button 1",
nPos: 0
});
app.addToolButton({
cName: "atbToolButton2",
cExec: "app.alert('button 2')",
cTooltext: "My toolbar button 2",
nPos: 0
});
app.endPriv();
}
})
loadATBToolButton();
if ( typeof atbtoolbuttons == "undefined" )
atbtoolbuttons = true;
else {
if (!atbtoolbuttons) {
app.removeToolButton("atbToolButton1");
app.removeToolButton("atbToolButton2");
atbtoolbuttons = true;
return;
}
}
if ( atbtoolbuttons ) {
app.beginPriv();
app.addToolButton({
cName: "atbToolButton1",
cExec: "app.alert('button 1');",
cTooltext: "My toolbar button 1",
nPos: 0
});
app.addToolButton({
cName: "atbToolButton2",
cExec: "app.alert('button 2')",
cTooltext: "My toolbar button 2",
nPos: 0
});
app.endPriv();
}
})
loadATBToolButton();
2011-03-20 05:27:40
#3
There's no JavaScript access to the OCR systems in Acrobat, so the most you could get your button to do is trigger a menu item and open the dialog box (in Acrobat 9 only - there's no such menu in Acrobat X).
You also need to either pass a text label via the cLabel property, or load an icon graphic stream, when creating a button or nothing will happen. Read the examples in the Acrobat SDK.
You also need to either pass a text label via the cLabel property, or load an icon graphic stream, when creating a button or nothing will happen. Read the examples in the Acrobat SDK.
2011-12-07 09:22:58
#4
Here is a working solution.
Place this code in a file with the name of your choosing; mine was “OCR_Button.js “. Another option, place the code in the config.js file. Then place the file in the location of the folder level scripts and start Acrobat Pro. The button labeled “OCR” will show up on the “Add-on” toolbar.
// Code to get folder location:
//app.getPath("user","javascript");
//
// Results with Location of folder level scripts:
// /xxxx/xxxx/xxxxx/Adobe/Acrobat/9.0/JavaScripts
app.addToolButton({
cName: "OCR",
cExec: "OCR_Document()",
cTooltext: "Recognize Text using OCR",
//cEnable: true, //Button is active all the time.
cEnable: "event.rc = (app.doc != null);",
nPos: 0,
cLabel: "OCR"
});
// Recognize Text Function
var OCR_Document = app.trustedFunction(
function(cPath)
{
app.beginPriv();
this.app.execMenuItem('Cpt:CapturePages');
app.endPriv();
}
);
Place this code in a file with the name of your choosing; mine was “OCR_Button.js “. Another option, place the code in the config.js file. Then place the file in the location of the folder level scripts and start Acrobat Pro. The button labeled “OCR” will show up on the “Add-on” toolbar.
// Code to get folder location:
//app.getPath("user","javascript");
//
// Results with Location of folder level scripts:
// /xxxx/xxxx/xxxxx/Adobe/Acrobat/9.0/JavaScripts
app.addToolButton({
cName: "OCR",
cExec: "OCR_Document()",
cTooltext: "Recognize Text using OCR",
//cEnable: true, //Button is active all the time.
cEnable: "event.rc = (app.doc != null);",
nPos: 0,
cLabel: "OCR"
});
// Recognize Text Function
var OCR_Document = app.trustedFunction(
function(cPath)
{
app.beginPriv();
this.app.execMenuItem('Cpt:CapturePages');
app.endPriv();
}
);