Hi there,
I am currently learning to develop in Javascript within Acrobat and I am playing around with Trusted Dialog Boxes. I have read and search everywhere and I can NOT seem to get my code to work. This code came out of the Acrobat XI SDK API REFERENCE (page 149 - 151). I am currently using Acrobat X Pro to develop. So here are my questions:
1. Why is it that this code does NOT work or show up the dialog box?
2. How can I add the Tools Menu item?
3. I tried adding a PUSH button with the code also but it does not work. Not sure why.
4. Where am I suppose to add this script? I am currently placing the script inside the Action Wizard as a Javascript.
Code:
myDialog = app.trustedFunction(function()
{
app.beginPriv();
var dialog = ANTrustPropagateAll({
initialize:function(dialog) {
this.data = {}; // An object to hold dialog data
app.beginPriv();
dialog.load({ "emai": "Email: " + identity.email });
app.endPriv();
},
commit:function (dialog) { // Called when OK pressed
var results = dialog.store();
console.println("Your name is " + results["name"] );
this.data.name = results["name"];
},
brws: function (dialog) {
app.beginPriv();
var oRetn = app.browseForDoc();
if ( typeof oRetn != "undefined")
this.data.oRetn = oRetn;
app.endPriv();
},
doDialog:function() {
app.beginPriv();
var retn = app.execDialog(this);
app.endPriv();
return retn;
},
description: {
name: "Open File & Populate Info Field",
align_children: "align_left",
elements:
[
{
type: "view",
align_children: "align_left",
elements:
[
{
type: "view",
align_children: "align_row",
elements:
[
{
type: "static_text",
name: "Name: "
},
{
item_id: "name",
type: "edit_text",
alignment: "align_fill",
width: 300,
height: 20
},
]
},
{
type: "static_text",
item_id: "emai",
name: "Email: ",
char_width: 25
},
{
type: "gap",
height: 10
},
{
type: "view",
align_children: "align_row",
elements:
[
{
type: "button",
name: "Browse",
item_id: "brws"
},
{
type: "ok_cancel",
ok_name: "Ok",
cancel_name: "Cancel"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
});
app.endPriv();
try { // Protect against user pressing the Esc key
// After everything is set up, run the dialog box using the doDialog
// function, defined in the object dialog.
var retn = dialog.doDialog();
app.beginPriv();
// If the user clicked the Ok button and there is oRetn data we load
// the requested file using app.openDoc(), a restricted method.
if ( (retn == "ok") && dialog.data.oRetn ) {
var oDoc = app.openDoc({
cPath: dialog.data.oRetn.cPath,
cFS: dialog.data.oRetn.cFS
});
if ( !oDoc.info.Author )
oDoc.info.Author = dialog.data.name;
}
app.endPriv();
} catch(e) {}
})
And then the API reference says:
This dialog box can be activated from a button or, more appropriately, from a menu item or a toolbar
button. For example, place the following code in a User JavaScript file to add a menu item to the Tools
menu.
app.addMenuItem( { cName: "myDialog", cUser: "My Cool Dialog",
cParent: "Tools", cExec: "myDialog()", nPos: 0 } );
Not sure where to add the code to make a button or Menu item. What does it mean "place the following code in a User JavaScript file to add a menu item to the Tools menu.
Any help understanding this will be greatly appreciated!!!