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Run an Executable from a Custom Menu Item

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2010-07-07 02:25:51
RichardB
Registered: Jul 7 2010
Posts: 2

Hi, I'm trying to see if its possible to run an executable piece of code (an exe, vbs or a bat file) from a custom menu item. I'd like to be able to do this to enable my users to save PDFs into an imaging system my company uses - the interface to do this is written in COM so I need to develop a COM component to do the save and pass this the path to the PDF document currently in use.

I've tried a few combinations of things but so far have made little progress, beyond adding my own menu item! I'm not sure if what I'm trying to do is even possible but if anyone has any suggestions on how to achieve this it would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

My Product Information:
Reader 8.1.2, Windows
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2010-07-07 03:07:53
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try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
You didn't specify how you are trying to create this. If it's with a script, I would suggest abandoning this route because it's not possible. Security restrictions in Acroabt are very strict and do not allow executing external files. It might be possible with a plugin, though...

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