Hello, I am trying to automate the signature field creation process using OLE Automation. I can create the signature field using AFORMAUTLib. But I'd like to set the "Sign" options to mark some fields as read-only after signing. It's easy to do manually, but I'd like to automate this process.
However, I got the following problem. After adding a blank signature field, I tried to get the Lock object using Javascript as follows (VB.NET):
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field = acroForm.Add("Signature1", "signature", 0, 0, 10, 200, 80)
Dim signscript As String
signscript = "var f = this.getField('Signature1'); var oLock = f.getLock(); app.alert(oLock);"
acroForm.ExecuteThisJavascript(signscript)
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The problem is that f.getLock() returns null instead of a lock object. Can anyone give me some help to see what is wrong? Thanks!
Acrobat signature field automation and setting its properties
2007-04-23 06:25:52
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 7.0.9, Windows
Acrobat Pro 7.0.9, Windows
2007-10-05 07:41:41
#2
Hi, is it possible to do a similar thing using AppleScript? Which command shuld be used to tell Acrobat to insert a signature field in a document?
2007-10-08 09:40:02
#3
Yes, AppleScript on the MAC is used in exactly the same way.
2007-10-10 07:49:23
#4
Can you please explain what command should I use on the Mac, I cannot find anything suitable in the dictionary of the application. I have also tried the IACReference but with no result. Thank you.
2007-10-10 09:23:18
#5
You might be out of luck on this one. On the PC there is a strong connection between the IAC and Acrobat JavaScript. It looks like the MAC doesn't have this connection. But there is a way around the problem. Setup your JavaScript function to be run from a menu item. Use app.addMenuItem(). Then execute the menu item from the IAC using AppleScript. I know that this can be done. Unfortunatly there isn't a way to pass in parameters.
2007-10-11 08:02:36
#6
Great, it really works!! Thks a lot. Amerigo.
2007-10-24 12:54:10
#7
Just curious.... under what circumstance would you need to create this kind of field?
2007-11-14 03:34:05
#8
We want to replace paper documents, that nowadays are signed by hand by our officers, with electronic ones, and a digital signature on an pdf file is accepted for this purpose by the italian law (provided that the digital ID is issued by an accredited certification authority).
One way to get around this problem is to place all code for creating and setting up the signature field into a trusted function in a folder level script. Then call the trusted function from the VB app.
Thom Parker
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www.pdfscripting.com
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