auto insert javascript into pdf?

Acrobat JavaScript starting with version 6 can add scripts to document actions, setAction method, and add document level scripts, addScript method. Usually these actions are done within Acrobat as these methods are only available to Acrobat and not Reader.

You could also be able to do this using the FDF file, see [url=http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=automatic_insertion_of_documen&gid=6505]Automatic Insertion of Document-Level JavaScripts[/url] by D.P. Story, for more information and an example.Adobe also has an SDK for Acrobat that may conatain examples of how to add JavaScript code using other languages.

Thanks, I did look at that page (and a few others) but it seems to require an existing script to call the FDF insertion.

A bit chicken and egg without actually using acrobat.


I'm now looking to see if the AddDocJavaScript in the API is a possibility.

did you make any progress on this? I am looking at doing the exact same thing. I think we can use this.importanfdf as a batch file with the javascript in the fdf file...i'm not familiar with the syntax of fdf with javascript. This has to be possible to add document level javascript in a batch process.

You can can set an FDF to open a known PDF and the FDF file will update the PDF automatically. This is the method used to pass back a completed PDF form submitted to a web script page.

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All I want to do is add Collab.showAnnotToolsWhenNoCollab = true; at the document level as a batch for thousands of PDFs on the web server so commenting is allowed in the browser. I can do this manually but obviously that is not really feasible. Is an fdf the only way to do this? If so, can you reference one fdf for all PDFs on the server?

Thanks for the quick reply... These forums do wonders for developers.

Acrobat Professional has a "Batch Processing" Option and you can "Run a JavaScript" as one of the processing options, you only need to add the script to insert a document level JavaScript.

this.addScript("CallabSet", 'Collab.showAnnotToolsWhenNoCollab = true;');
The OP was asking about a command line option.

It worked.... Thanks. I've been working on this for some time now. I owe you lunch.

Gracious