Need an Applescript Expert

[Pi Digital]

Hi Bob

Outside of a browser you can use this to find out your running process id’s

> function getSysRunningApps() { var oOutput = document.getElementById("processDisplay"); oOutput.value = ""; oOutput.value = getProcessList(); }


Or use this for getting a running apps open active window

> window = Acrobat.windows[0]; window.name();

Or then you could do this:

> window.getField("technotes").value = "This is only a test.";


That should make sense. If getField works that is. If not I would try

> window.document.getElementById(“technotes”).value = “Test value”;


This should steer you along the right path though. 

Sean Cole
Pi Digital

> On 24 Oct 2017, at 00:20, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Shake some dust off from my Acrobat JavaScript days...
> I think you will have to open the document. You are in a new instance of
> Acrobat without an currently open document.
> 
> 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 via use-livecode
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 6:57 PM
> To: How to use LiveCode
> Cc: Bob Sneidar
> Subject: Need an Applescript Expert
> 
> Hi all. 
> 
> When populating forms on a Macintosh, I figured out a nice little hack which
> allows me to populate a fillable form with values using AppleScript. The
> trick is to tell Applescript to tell Acrobat to run a Javascript! Seems a
> little convoluted but it works great. 
> 
> So I discovered recently that Applescript can run Javascript natively!
> Great. I figured I would bypass applescript and pass javascript directly!
> But I've run ingo a snag. Here is a quick sample of what works:
> 
> tell application "/Applications/Adobe Acrobat DC/Adobe Acrobat.app"
> set theScript to "this.getField(\"technotes\").value = \"This is only a
> test. \";"
> do script theScript
> end tell
> 
> Don't let the backslash quotes trip you up I am just escapting quote
> characters. Now the Javascript version *should* look like this but it does
> NOT work!
> 
> Acrobat = Application('Adobe Acrobat');
> Acrobat.activate();
> delay(1);
> 
> this.getField("technotes").value = "This is only a test.";
> 
> I get an error that this.getField is undefined! Whaaaaa??? Why does it work
> as an applescript command then??
> 
> Bob S
> 
> 
> 
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