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Where can I find Documentation on running Javascript inside a PDF?
I've never added a javascript action inside a pdf. However, I've done quite a bit of web development using javascript. I have a few questions to whoever has any familiarity with javascript inside a PDF.
NitroPDF and Adobe Acrobat definitely support javascript in PDFs. Is there a standard on various objects that exist and functions to manipulate a pdf via javascript? Everything I've found so far has been from Adobe. Anywhere else seems to reference Adobe's docs. Is there a standard out there, or is Adobe just the 'de Facto' standard ?
Also, Do all PDF Viewers support javascript actions?
The best docs on using javascript inside a pdf document that I could find was from Adobe - Adobe :: Acrobat Javascript Scripting Guide.
NitroPDF has this link - NitroPDF :: Javascript in PDF Files, but it basically just says it supports what Adobe has.
I also found this link from Scribus - Scribus :: How to enhance your PDF forms with JavaScript, but this only includes a few small snippets of code. Nothing super useful.
Adobe has docs on how you can set breakpoints etc.. for javascript using their IDE. Is it possible to run javascript in a pdf using another IDE and have breakpoints etc..? Would be awesome to find something as cool as Firebug.
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Please do not answer how to manipulate a PDF that is loaded in a web browser. The question is about running javascript from within a PDF document. I'm trying to explore the possibilities available via executing javascript in the PDF document. Specifically I may use functions from quickpdflibrary to add javascript functionality to existing documents.
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Another useful link is Developing with Acrobat Javascript. Apparently js in PDFs is frequently called AcroJS or Acrobat JavaScript.
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Probably you are looking for JavaScript™ for Acrobat® API Reference.
This reference should be the most complete. But, as @Orbling said, not all PDF viewers might support all of the API.
EDIT:
It turns out there are newer versions of the reference in Acrobat SDK (thanks to @jss).
Acrobat Developer Center contains links to different versions of documentation. Current version of JavaScript reference from Acrobat DC SDK is available there too.
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I'm pretty sure it's an Adobe standard, bearing in mind the whole PDF standard is theirs to begin with; despite being open now.
My guess would be no for all PDF viewers supporting it, as some definitely will not have a JS engine. I doubt you can rely on full support outside the most recent versions of Acrobat (Reader). So I guess it depends on how you imagine it being used, if mainly via a browser display, then the majority of the market is catered for by Acrobat (Reader) and Chrome's built-in viewer - dare say there is documentation on whether Chrome's PDF viewer supports JS fully.
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The comprehensive place for Acrobat JavaScript documentation is the Acrobat SDK, which can be downloaded from the Adobe website. In the Documentation section, you will find all the material needed to work with Acrobat JavaScript.
To complete the documentation you may in addition get the specification of the JavaScript Core. My book of choice for that is 'JavaScript, the Definitive Guide' by David Flanagan, published by O'Reilly.
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Look for books by Ted Padova. Over the years, he has written a series of books called The Acrobat PDF {5,6,7,8,9..} Bible. They contain chapter(s) on Javascript in PDFs. They are not as comprehensive as the reference docs listed here, but in the books there are some realistic use-cases discussed in context.
There was also a talk on hacking PDFs by a computer scientist, given at a conference in 2010. The link on the talk's announement-page to the slides is dead but google is your friend-. The talk is not exclusively on javascript, though. Youtube video : JS starts at 06:00
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here you can find 'Adobe Acrobat Forms JavaScript Object Specification Version 4.0'Revised: January 27, 1999
It`s very old but still usefull.
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You can cause an action to occur when abookmark or link is clicked, or when a page is viewed. For example,you can use links and bookmarks to jump to different locations ina document, execute commands from a menu, and perform other actions.Actions are set in the Properties dialog box.
For bookmarks or links, you specify an action that occurs whenthe bookmark or link is clicked. For other items, such as pages,media clips and form fields, you define a trigger that causes theaction to occur and then define the action itself. You can add multipleactions to one trigger.
TheLocked option prevents the appearance and actions associatedwith an object from being accidentally changed.
Add an action to bookmarks, formfields, buttons, or clips
- Using the Hand tool, right-click the bookmark, and choose Properties.
- Using the Tools > Rich Media > Select Object tool, double-click the link, media clip, or form field, and choose Properties.
- From the Select Action menu, select the action type to occur, and then click Add. You can add multiple actions; actions execute in the order that they appear in the Actions list box.
- (Optional) Select an action in the Actions tab, and use the buttons to reorder, edit, or delete the action.
- Click OK to accept the actions. To close the Rich Media tool, click the cross icon at the right-end of the toolbar.
To enhance the interactive quality of a document,you can specify actions, such as changing the zoom value, to occurwhen a page is opened or closed.
- Select the page thumbnail corresponding to the page, and choose Page Properties from the options menu .
- From the Select Trigger menu, choose Page Open to set an action when the page opens, or choose Page Close to set an action when the page closes.
- Choose an action from the Select Action menu, and click Add.
- Specify the options for the action, and click OK. The options available depend on the action selected.
- To create a series of actions, choose another action from the menu, and click Add again. Use the Up and Down buttons to arrange the actions in the order you want them to occur.Note:If you set an action that switches to FullScreen view on Page Open or Page Close, the next timethe same page opens or closes, Full Screen viewis turned on.
- Close all opened dialog boxes, if any. Click the cross icon at the right-end of the toolbar to close the tool.
Youcan assign the following actions to links, bookmarks, pages, mediaclips, and form fields:
Executesa specified menu command as the action.
Executes a specified action for a multimedia object in thefile (such as playing a sound file). The multimedia object mustbe added to the file before you can specify an action for it.
Plays a specified movie that was created as Acrobat 6-compatible.The specified movie must be embedded in a PDF document.
1990s spiderman computer game. Runs the specified JavaScript.