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Sending information when a link is clicked

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2007-12-17 13:00:51
Westminster
Registered: Dec 13 2007
Posts: 8

What is the best way to send information to an external process/application when a link is clicked in a PDF file?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8, Windows
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2007-12-17 17:30:42
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thomp
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Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
What do you mean by external? Generally speaking, Acrobat JavaScript has pretty good features for internet communication (SOAP and HTTP Get/Post). But it's heavily restricted when it comes to the local file system. Even more so when a script is executed from a document.

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2007-12-18 05:41:38
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Westminster
Registered: Dec 13 2007
Posts: 8
I'm a developer and have an application running on the same computer (under Windows). I'd like to create a PDF file which sends a simple message when I click certain links in the PDF... Can it be done? The application can be reached as a COM server, if that is any help.
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