I want to have a button that opens a ics file (calendar file) using javascript, because the name of the file will change depending on other fields. I get a NotAllowedError saying security settings prevent access to th is property or method when attemping to open a file that is not a pdf. I've even added a trusted function to my config.js to see if that would allow me to do it, and it gives me the same error. Do any of you have a solution for this issue?
This is what I am using:
app.openDoc("/C/TEMP/testing.ics")
Thanks!
open a non pdf file using javascript
2011-08-08 09:03:48
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
2011-08-08 09:16:19
#2
You can't - openDoc only works on PDF files as there's no concept of "opening" anything OTHER than a PDF file in Acrobat.
You're also forbidden from opening files on a local file system from a document-level script, for obvious reasons. If the ICS file is an *attachment* you could open it as a raw stream of data using the util.readFileIntoStream() function but only in Acrobat X.
You're also forbidden from opening files on a local file system from a document-level script, for obvious reasons. If the ICS file is an *attachment* you could open it as a raw stream of data using the util.readFileIntoStream() function but only in Acrobat X.
2011-08-08 10:30:54
#3
thanks for your responses. Is there any way to tell acrobat to open a specific file using javascript? Using the execute menu item it is possible to open an ICS file, it's just that the ICS file will not always be the same name.
2011-08-08 11:52:18
#4
No. If you manually open an MS Word file with Acrobat, the Word file gets converted to a PDF.
Exactly what are you trying to accomplish?
Exactly what are you trying to accomplish?
George Kaiser