[Semi-OT] Execute Javascript for Acrobat

[Bob Sneidar]

Thanks Ralph. 

Bob S


> On Mar 13, 2015, at 14:07 , Ralph DiMola <rdimola at evergreeninfo.net> wrote:
> 
> Bob,
> 
> At RR 14 Mark and I tried to do this through VBS. As I recall we had some
> success connecting to the JSO but could talk to Acrobat after the connection
> was established. My hour with him was up and I have not revisited it since.
> I will look for the VBS we were working on and see if I can get it to work.
> When I find it I will send it to you and see if you can get any further.
> 
> Ralph DiMola
> IT Director
> Evergreen Information Services
> rdimola at evergreeninfo.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
> Of Bob Sneidar
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 4:36 PM
> To: How to use LiveCode
> Subject: Re: [Semi-OT] Execute Javascript for Acrobat
> 
> As it turns out, there is no way in Windows to send commands to Adobe
> Acrobat, telling it to run a Javascript. And while there are tools for
> development systems like Java and C++ to do so, there is no shell method to
> do so. So apparently I will be stuck creating FDF files for the Windows
> environment. It would have been nice if Livecode had a way to directly
> communicate Javascript to other applications using the methods available, as
> it can with Applescript, but now that the widget architecture is on the way,
> perhaps someone will develop one. 
> 
> Bob S
> 
> 
>> On Mar 4, 2015, at 08:56 , Bob Sneidar <bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com>
> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all. 
>> 
>> I know there are people on the list who know if this can even be done, and
> if so, how to do it. Presently to have a PDF fillable form open and
> auto-fill with data, I must first set the PDF form up to import an FDF file
> upon opening, and secondly I must create an FDF file for it to import,
> populated with the values I want. 
>> 
>> All this I have working, but I have developed a method for doing this
> directly from within my LC app without resorting to FDF files, but *only*
> for the Mac. I want to also develop a method for use in Windows. But since
> Windows has no built in equivalent to Inter-Application Communications (IAC
> otherwise known as Applescript) I am wondering if there is a way to do this
> via a shell command. I can execute Javascript alright by using wscript.exe,
> but how to get the message to Acrobat or Reader?
>> 
>> Bob S
>> 
>> 
>> 
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