How to upload Multiple Files

You are importing the file attachments with a "null" name. You need to provide individual names for each imported item.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
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The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
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Hi thomp,

Thank you very much, i added the file name its working fine.
Kindly let me know how to delete the uploaded attachment through Javascript.

Thanks & Regards,
Chandran S

Use the "doc.removeDataObject()" function.

The Acrobat JavScript Reference is your best friend.
Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Hi Thomp,

Thanks for the help, we are able to remove the attachments,

We need one more help to get in to the final step.
Openning the attached documents in adobe using Java Script
we are using the below code for this operation form the link

http://www.verydoc.com/documents/acrojsguide/pg_0131.htm

Opening and Saving AttachmentsYou may use Acrobat JavaScript to open any attachment. The general-purpose way to dothis is to invoke thedocobject’sgetDataObjectContentsmethod. The followingcode opens an attachment and displays its contents in the console:

var oFile = this.getDataObjectContents("MyAttachment");
var cFile = util.stringFromStream(oFile);
console.println(cFile);

Kindly help us

Thanks & Regards,
Chandran S

What do you mean by open? Do you want to display an attached PDF? or do you want to parse the byte level contents of the file?

The "doc.getDataObjectContents()" function returns the binary contents of the attached file. To display the file, use an ordinary "Go to page in Document" action on a line or button.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Hi Thomp,

Yes I just want to display the attachment (any type of attachments).

Thanks & Regards,
Chandran S

Then use a link or a Mouse Up trigger on a button. Select the "Go to a Page View" action. Then use the mouse to open the attached PDF, before clicking on the "Set Link" button.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Hi Thomp,

Please, Can you eloborate in detail. How to handle that.
(The attachment mey be Excel, pdf,word etc)

Thanks & Regards,
Chandran S

Oh, Using a link or button only works if the embedded file is a PDF. You can open something like an Excel file (i.e. a well know file type) with the doc.exportDataObject() function, when the "nLaunch" argument is set to 2.

For Example:
this.exportDataObject({cName:"Untitled Object 2", nLaunch:2});

Acrobat writes the file out to a temp folder and then asks the user if they want to allow the file to launch. This is a security feature. The embedded names are also unfortunate. Acrobat automatically uses the "Untitled Object" text. If you want better names you have to use JavaScript to do the file embedding.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Hi Thomp,

I used your code ( this.exportDataObject({cName:"Untitled Object 2", nLaunch:2}); )
inside a button click event, replacing the cName value with filename which is used at the time of embedding the attachments intothe PDF. i deployed my form and clicked on the button noting get executed.

Kindly Help Us

Thanks & Regards,
Chandran S

The embedded name of a file is a completely different thing from the "File Name". As stated in the previous post. Acrobat automatically names embedded files, using "Untitled Object" as the base. If you have only one embedded file you can find out it's name with this code:

this.dataObjects[0].name;

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Hi Thomp,

Great, Thanks a lot, its working now, i can screw it further.
Thank you very much for your patient response.

Thanks & Regards,
Chandran S