Re: Adobe Reader Problem
Re: Adobe Reader Problem
- Subject: Re: Adobe Reader Problem
- From: John Baltutis <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:07:39 -0800
On 2/19/09, KOENIG Yvan <email@hidden> wrote:
> Le 19 f©vr. 2009 Ý 17:38:52, Todd Geist a ©crit :
>>
>> I have been unable to get even the most basic Applescripts to work
>> with Adobe Reader 8 or 9.
>>
>> Things like
>>
>> tell application "Adobe Reader"
>> active doc
>> end tell
Maybe it's "tell active doc"
>> this is supposed to get the active document, but it doesn't. I get
>> an error instead. "Adobe Reader got an error: Can't get active doc."
>>
>> the is example is straight from their documentation.
>>
>> tell application "Adobe Reader"
>> print pages document "AppleEvt.pdf" first 1 last 3 PS Level 2
>> with binary output and shrink to fit
>> end tell
>>
>> And doesn't work either.
>>
>> Does anybody have any working examples of Applescripts that work
>> with Adobe Reader 8 or 9?
>
> As far as I know, Adobe Reader, like Preview has no AppleScript Support.
>
> Which documentation are you reading ? The one for the full Acrobat ?
>
> Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 19 f©vrier 2009 19:47:22)
Both Acrobat Reader 8 & 9 have the same sdef. Both are scriptable. Start with
<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bb55d70/>. More details in
<http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/sdk/pdf/iac/IACReference.pdf>.
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