adobe acrobat javascript check to see if a file is open

Question

Just need to find out how to check if a file is open using JavaScript:

I have this but it doesn't work

if (myFile.open) <----This is where I need to check if a file is opened.

{

openDoc.insertPages({cPath : p});

}

else

{

var openDoc = app.openDoc(mFile);

openDoc.insertPages({cPath : p});

}

THanks.

Thom Parker · Answer

All of the PDF files open in Acrobat are in the app.activeDocs array. However, this data is only available in a trusted context. Meaning that it can't be accessed from a document script. Here are a couple of articles on the topic:

Trust and Privilege in Acrobat Scripts

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/using_trusted_functions

To determine if your document is open you have to know something about it so you can test it, such as the file name and path. But you could use any unique property available from the doc object.

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