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Script to mimic keyboard shortcuts

2009-12-09 08:04:09

webpointz

Registered: May 21 2009

Posts: 36

Answered

Does anyone know where there is a listing of how to do javascript calls that mimic menu items?

Looking for a way (possibly using app.execMenuItem) to call a sub-menuitem function from the main menu item "Advanced".

In my current script, I added a menuitem under "Advanced" that pre-saves the open PDF to a designated folder but I would like it to also initiate the "Advanced/Extend Features in Adobe Reader" menuitem call so that users don't forget to enable rights.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.2, Windows

2009-12-09 08:46:56

gkaiseril

Registered: Feb 23 2006

Posts: 4308

That feature has been disabled for some time.

George Kaiser

2009-12-09 08:54:28

webpointz

Registered: May 21 2009

Posts: 36

I know for security reasons it's not available using app.execMenuItem(), however just wondering if there are javascript functions that can mimic using ALT-KEY behaviour.

For instance, ALT+"A" then ALT+"n" calls the Extend Rights menu item at which time the user can simply click "save now".

2009-12-09 10:12:44

try67

Online

Registered: Oct 30 2008

Posts: 2399

execMenuItem is not disabled, it's just has more strict security restrictions.
And no, there's no way to mimic keyboard shortcuts in JS. Only an external script can do that.

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