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Save As Command with File Name coming from two text fields

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2009-09-25 10:32:39
tully
Registered: Sep 25 2009
Posts: 2

Hi,
I am attempting to use a button that pulls the values from two separate text fields as the file name with the Save as command. Very new using javascript in a pdf document.

My two text fields are:
name
med

I need to know how to create the value string for the file name and the proper Save as command.

Thank in advance for any help.

S.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
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2009-09-26 20:20:50
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vomit
Registered: Feb 11 2009
Posts: 8
The developer guide and api reference were extremely helpful for me. Check them out.

[b]To get values:[/b]

name = this.getField("name").value;
med = this.getField("med").value;

[b]To Save:[/b]

filename = name + med + ".pdf"
this.saveAs( filename );
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2009-09-26 21:45:54
#2
vomit
Registered: Feb 11 2009
Posts: 8
By the way, the saveAs function is a privileged function. This means you won't be able to use it as a javascript action on a button. There should be explanations of this on the forums.

But you can create a trusted function in a .js file placed in the Acrobat javascripts folder.
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