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2010-06-08 05:51:51
John Renfrew
Registered: Jun 7 2010
Posts: 13
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I am busy trying to learn some more advanced techniques and

if i do closeDoc() from the java debugger it works fine

but if i add this as a document action on did Save (thought I might be clever and have self closing doc you see) it does indeed close but it also crashes Acrobat Pro. Mac or PC doesn't make a difference

Some pointers to other posts if necc. would make my afternoon less rainy..

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.1, Macintosh
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2010-06-08 06:57:04
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UVSAR
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Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
Yes it does - because the parent context (the document action) vanishes before the closeDoc event has wrapped up. To quote the SDK:

[i]It is important to use this method carefully, because it is an abrupt change in the document state that can affect any JavaScript executing after the close. Triggering this method from a Page event or Document event could cause the application to behave strangely.[/i]

"behave strangely" is SDK-speak for "explode". You can fire the closeDoc event through the console because the debugger persists even when the document is closed, and you can assign it to a menu item or shortcut for the same reasons (it's parented to app, which remains alive) - but not to a document action. It's the same reason you can't close the application from an event.
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