Acrobat Javascript Samples Scripts
Introduction:
1. What is Acrobat
JavaScript?
2. What can you do with Acrobat
JavaScript?
3. Where can I read more about
Acrobat JavaScript?
4. How to create a
batch sequence with JavaScript code?
5. Sample Acrobat JavaScripts: Introduction
Sample Scripts:
- Mark misspelled words with squiggly
- Create bookmarks for every page in the document
- Duplicate pages in the document (carbon copy)
- Extract email addresses
- Extract ISBN numbers
- Extract Social Security Numbers
- Extract URLs / Web addresses
- Rotate Pages In The Document
- Rotate Landscape/Portrait Pages
- Delete Pages Without Text
- Add Navigation Buttons To All Pages
- Applying Password Protection
- Renaming Files Using Bookmark Text
- Saving Files With Time Stamp In The Name
- Create Report Document Listing All Bookmarks
Q & A
- What is Acrobat JavaScript?
- JavaScript is an object-oriented scripting language developed by Netscape Communications. Acrobat JavaScript implements extensions, in the form of new objects and their accompanying methods and properties, to the JavaScript programming language. These Acrobat-specific objects enable a developer to manipulate a PDF file, allowing the PDF file to communicate with a database, modify its appearance, and so on.
- What can you do with Acrobat JavaScript?
- Acrobat JavaScript enables you to perform calculations in form
fields, respond to user actions, validate user data, modify appearance of Acrobat
application, control the behavior of PDF documents, dynamically modify document's
appearance and functions, process multiple PDF documents with batch sequences, dynamically
create new pages based on template, interface to a database. Acrobat JavaScript code can
be executed:
- as an action to respond to user input in the document.
- as document-level script to respond to actions like printing.
- as part of a batch processing sequence that can be applied to multiple files.
- Where can I read more about Acrobat JavaScript?
- Acrobat JavaScript enables you to do a wide variety of things within
a PDF document. The Adobe Solutions Network (ASN) has an Adobe Acrobat JavaScript Training course that covers a wide variety of
the possibilities available within Acrobat JavaScript.
Other Acrobat JavaScript documents available from Adobe: Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide - provides general introduction into JavaScript programming for Adobe Acrobat. Acrobat JavaScript Object Specification - contains detailed description of all Acrobat specific objects and classes. - How to create a batch sequence with JavaScript code?
- 1. Start Acrobat Professional.
2. Select “Advanced / Batch processing…” from the main menu.
3. Click “New Sequence” button.
4. Type in command name, for example “ExtractEmails” and click”OK”.
5. Click “Select Commands” button in “Batch – Edit Sequence" dialog.
6. Select “Execute JavaScript” item from the list and click “Add>>” button.
7. Now click “Edit…” button and “JavaScript Editor” dialog will pop up.
8. Copy JavaScript code into this dialog and click “OK”.
9. Click “OK” three times until you are back to “Batch Sequence” dialog
10. Now you just created new batch command that will be always available for batch processing.
11. Optional step: click "Output Options" button and define output file name and some additional options. Desired options may vary depending on script requirements.
12. To run the command: select it from the list of commands and click “Run Sequence” button.
Most sample scripts provided on this page are designed to be run as batch sequences. Most
scripts have comments in the code that will help you to understand the logic and make any custom modifications. EverMap LLC. provides these scripts for reference only, without
warranty of any kind (see disclaimer below). No technical support is provided.
DISCLAIMER: All javascripts on this web site are provided "as is" without
warranty of any kind either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied
warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk arising
out of the use or performance of these scripts and documentation remains with you.
- Mark misspelled words with squiggle
- Description: Spellchecks every word in the document and marks misspelled ones with
squiggle annotation.
Submitted by: Unknown / from Acrobat JS Guide
Date: 11 Nov 2004
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: MarkMisspelledWords.txt - Create page bookmarks
- Description: Automatically creates a bookmark for each page in the document
Date: 11 Nov 2004
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: CreatePageBookmarks.txt - Duplicate every page in the document (carbon copy)
- Description: Every page will be repeated N-times in the output (1,1,1,2,2,2...)
Date: 14 Nov 2004
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: CarbonCopyPages.txt - Extract email addresses
- Description: Extracts all email addresses from the document into new pdf file
Date: 11 Nov 2004
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: ExtractEmails.txt - Extract ISBN numbers
- Description: Extracts all ISBN numbers from the document into new pdf file
Date: 11 Nov 2004
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: ExtractISBN.txt - Extract Social Security Numbers
- Description: Extracts all SSN numbers from the document into new pdf file
Date: 11 Nov 2004
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: ExtractSSNs.txt - Extract URL addresses
- Description: Extracts URL addresses (http,https,ftp,www...) from the document into new pdf
file
Date: 11 Nov 2004
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: ExtractURLs.txt - Rotate Pages In The Document
- Description: Rotate all or some pages in the document.
Date: 10 Jan 2005
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: RotatePages.txt - Rotate Only Landscape/Portrait Pages
- Description: Rotate only landscape or portrait pages in the document.
Date: 10 Jan 2005
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: RotatePagesLandscape.txt - Delete Pages Without Text
- Description: Delete pages from the document that contain no text elements.
Date: 19 Jan 2005
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: DeletePagesWithoutText.txt - Add Navigation Buttons To All Pages
- Description: Add "Previous Page", "First Page" and "Next
Page" and "Go Back To Previous View" navigation buttons to the top of every page in the document. Contain simple
function for creating a button, illustrates how to set button attributes, size, action and
tooltip. Customize this script to
create desired button appearance and behavior.
Date: 17 July 2008
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: AddNavigationButtons.txt - Renaming Files Using Bookmark Text
- Description: Use this script as an example how to use bookmark titles and rename files.
This script takes first 3 bookmarks and creates a custom filename that is used to save a file.
Date: 27 July 2009
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: RenameUsingBookmarks.txt - Saving Files With Time Stamp In The Filename
- Description: this script creates unique names for documents based on a current time. This script does not overwrite existing files.
Date: 28 July 2009
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: SaveFilesWithTimeStamp.txt - Create Report Document Listing All Bookmarks
- Description: this script creates a report document (PDF) that lists all bookmarks in the input file.
Date: 28 July 2009
Acrobat Versions: 5.0 and up
Code: BookmarkReport.txt
