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erieru103
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August 27, 2021
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Add a footer and run action

  • August 27, 2021
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Hi.

 

I'm considering performing the following processing automatically for multiple files in different folders.

(1)Using Edit PDF -> Header & Footer -> Add to insert page number in specified font at the center of footer and
change the margins(top,bottom,left,right)
(2)run a custom action to protect the pdf file.

I tried inserting the page number using "addField" as below through IAC, but I donn't know which the property to change the margin and
it seems that the page number inserted using "addField" is different with the result of (1) process.
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Set acroFooter = jso.addField(CStr("xftPage" & i - 1 & 1), "text", i - 1, Array(bStart, 30, bEnd, 15))
acroFooter.Value = "Page: " & i + 1 & "/" & TotalPages
acroFooter.textSize = 6
acroFooter.ReadOnly = False
acroFooter.Alignment = "center"
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Because it is possiable to add a new action that executes the process of (1) and I have to execute the (2) action ,
so I thought about to execute the action using javascript, but I coundn't find the way to execute a action.
There is a way that using the "AutoBatch" plug-in" which allows users to execute any existing Action Wizard "action", but it's not free.

So...
(1)Do I have to create a plugin for these processes?
(2)If yes, which API can be used to insert footer and execute a action?I coundn't find the API to insert footer.
(3)If no, what kind of processing should I do?

 

Please give me any idea.
Thank you.

 

 

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Correct answer try67

1) No. You can use the Action Wizard, if you have Acrobat Pro. But you have to trigger it manually, or by using a plugin like AutoBatch.

2) You can use various JavaScript commands to do it, such as addField, or addAnnot, or even addWatermarkFromText.

Each one works a bit differently and has its own set of parameters. You can read all about them in the Acrobat SDK.

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 27, 2021

1) No. You can use the Action Wizard, if you have Acrobat Pro. But you have to trigger it manually, or by using a plugin like AutoBatch.

2) You can use various JavaScript commands to do it, such as addField, or addAnnot, or even addWatermarkFromText.

Each one works a bit differently and has its own set of parameters. You can read all about them in the Acrobat SDK.

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erieru103Author
Inspiring
August 31, 2021

Hi, try67!

 

Thank you for your reply.

When I use addField to insert a footer, the footer cann't be updated by using Edit PDF -> Header & Footer -> update.

What kind of the object is the footer which inserted by using Edit PDF -> Header & Footer -> Add Header & Footer?

try67
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try67Community Expert
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August 31, 2021

Correct. It adds a field, not a watermark.

 

When you use that command it adds a type of layer (Optional Content Group), and you can't edit it after it's added (at least not using a script).

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