this.saveAs()

Two problems.
- The path you're using is not in valid syntax.
- Running saveAs from a button (I'm assuming you're talking about a form button) is only possible with through a folder-level script.

saveAs() does require a file name extension, which is missing.

On the other hand, it looks as if you want to save the file to a specific directroy, but using the same file name as the open document has. in this case, the path string is incorrect, as it appears to be a plain string.

You'd have to assemble the path like this:

this.saveAs(C/Users/Dan/My Documents/"+thisl.documentFileName)

You might also have a closer look at the entry for saveAs() in the Acrobat JavaScript documentation.

Hope this can help.

Max Wyss.

Actually,

my test works fine in the console window if i replace "this.documentFileName" with "test.pdf".

i was trying to create a toolbar button. i placed my script in a doc level js and i get a floating toolbar with the button. You said its only possible through a folder level script. what if i placed it in a trusted function and gave it privelidge with app.beginPriv()....in the doc level js?

what is the valid syntax?

thanks-

The code in Max's post should have been:

this.saveAs("/C/Users/Dan/My Documents/"+this.documentFileName)

sorry guys, but neither of the examples worked. this is my code:


var cFinishPath = "/C/Users/Dan/My Documents/";
var cFinishName = this.documentFileName;

app.addToolButton({
cName: "myToolButton",
cIcon: "icon",
cExec: "myFunc();"
cTooltext: "Save",
cEnable: true,
nPos: 0
});


//var myFunc = app.trustedFucntion(
function myFunc(){
//app.beginPriv();
app.alert("Got this far",3);
this.saveAs("/C/Users/Dan/MyDocuments/" + cFinishName);

//this.saveAs(cFinishPath + this.documentFileName);
//app.endPriv();
};

You can't use the "this"-object in your folder-level script. You need to pass the name of the document as a parameter to your trusted function.

Maybe you need to start by reading How to save a PDF with Acrobat JavaScript by Thom Parker.Note the "oDoc" parameter is the document object, usually "this" but it could be different if you opened a PDF using JS and assigned a different object name to the opened PDF.

"cMyPath" is the device independent file path name.

"cFlName" is the file name including the ".PDF" extension.

Thanks guys. i'll read that article and update you later. have a great weekend!

Daniel-