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app.execMenuItem doesn't work

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2007-02-07 09:40:05
yeoyeesoon
Registered: Feb 7 2007
Posts: 6

URGENT:
Hi, I use Adobe Life Cycle 8 to create a pdf form, with some fields, and a "Save" button, which I write these javascripts,
app.execMenuItem("Save");
However, when I test it on the Adobe Professional 8, or Adobe Reader standard edition, the save function is not working. Ironically, save function is working on Adobe Professional 7. May I know how can I solve this problem? Target reader is AxAcropdf.dll (Version 7).

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8, Windows
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2007-02-07 11:49:21
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Dimitri
Expert
Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi yeoyeesoon,

Adobe changed the security restrictions ( tightened them considerably) for executing Menu items in Acrobat 8. It is all in the latest JavaScript documentation and here is a Blog entry by Thom Parker discussing it and the implications for PDF forms developers.

[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/blogs/thomp/?cat=2]http://www.acrobatusers.com/blogs/thomp/?cat=2[/url]

Hope that helps-or at least clarifys the situation for you.

Dimitri Munkirs
Windjack Solutions
[url=http://www.windjack.com]www.windjack.com[/url]

Dimitri Munkirs
WindJack Solutions
pdfscripting.com

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