Number format to translate to text
I made a form that has two fields, one numeric and one alphabetic. What I want to do is to fill in the numeric field but also fill the alphabetical translating a text numerical quantity. I've got a...
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Hi, I want to have a checkbox, that if selected hides several fields. By default the fields are visible. I have a small script that does not work. I renamed all the fields I want hidden with a pec....
View ArticleExtract Text via Applescript
Hi all,I am trying to setup an Applescript to convert a group of PDFs to plain text. I have the script below, which almost works, but I can't get it to save the text file with a variable as a...
View ArticleAuto Printing PDF docs in FTP folder
Ok so here is the deal, I have an FTP folder set up in a Windows 2003 server environment. I will be recieving PDF docs into an FTP file a few times a day and I would like to know if there is a way for...
View ArticleAcrobat: Change certain words in a field green and certain words red
I am fairly new to JavaScript and brand new to scripting in Adobe. I am an archaeologist and am trying to write a code that will examine a field in Acrobat and turn certain strings red (anytime the...
View ArticleWe would like to use Adobe javascript to call a http post url which saves a...
Hi, As part of one of our project requirement we would like to save a pdf document on to a server using a http post url, can you please let me know corresponding functions apis in javascript and...
View ArticleInDesign Buttons and Checkboxes Return Null in JavaScript
I’m having issues with primarily checkboxes but some buttons as well that were created in InDesign. JavaScript doesn’t seem to like my buttons and checkboxes. I export the pdf from InDesign and define...
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Hi Team, Hope you are doing good. I just wanted to know, if its possible to create UI panel in Acrobat, with check boxes, tick boxes etc., like Indesign javascript UI panel. Many thanks for your support.
View ArticleTelephone Mask
Hi, i'm a beginner in javascript for adobe, so i'm having some difficulties in programming on acrobat script. What i develop bellow is my attempts trying to switch automatically between two types of...
View ArticleClassic 'Flatten PDF' question
So I have created a fairly complex fillable form in Acrobat Pro (10.1.8)... I have saved it for use by other users in Adobe Reader. (File>Save As>Reader Extended PDF>Enable Additional...
View ArticleProblems with Javascript - toString()
Since AR 11.0.11, there is a problem in our Javascript: var aebPDFXFALib = new Object();aebPDFXFALib.version = "1.0";aebPDFXFALib.build = "63"; aebPDFXFALib.toString = function toString() { return...
View Articlecan't select fields for calculations
someone suggested I try this section. Hi I am using acrobat 9 pro and i can't slect field for calculations. I can select all of them by clicking on select all and can deselect all. but I cannot choose...
View Articlecustom calculations questions
I am working on a time calculation sheet for some employees and i am having some issues. to start I have the employees starting time say 7:30 am but if they come late it is a deduction which i have...
View Articlehow to draw in Acrobat?
I know this is probably not the right place for that but...I am developing a Asp.net app that deals with PDF forms. I have learned how to do the entire javascript on PDF documents, how to submit FDF...
View ArticlePrint the last pages of a multi-page document
I have a document that is dynamic in the total pages depending on what staff choose for answers to questions.I want to print just the last 22 pages as those will always be the last 22 pages I have the...
View ArticleHow can I add a Drawing Markup/Annotation to my stamp while it's being stamped?
I have created Dynamic Stamp and works perfect and its located in my user profile:C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\Stamps\symbols.phpAnd this works just fine... Now I want to add a...
View ArticleDynamic Stamp Jave Script For Date And Time
Hi. The date and time have stopped appearing after my name when I insert a dynamic stamp into a PDF document.I have edited the java script as instructed elsewhere on this site but this has made no...
View Article'flatten.txt' script for Acrobat 9 Flatten Document Menu Item
Hello,I was following the steps in this blog (Add a Flatten Document Menu Item to Acrobat) to add a Flatten Document menu item in Acrobat 9, and the link the 'flatten.txt' script is dead. The page...
View ArticleCustom Format Script Help
I am not too familiar with scripting but am hoping someone can provide some guidance or at least somewhere online that will show me how to do this. Here's what I'm trying to do: I have a text field...
View ArticleSplit PDF Files by Bookmarks
Can anyone please let me know how do I split PDF Files by bookmark using Java Script.I am making a Visual Basic utility to read the bookmarks in PDF Files and split them based on the bookmarks. I am...
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