Calculater w/ Tape plugin

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February 16, 2016
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Hello,

I have been on the lookout for an Adobe DC plugin that has a calculator with tape. I can't seem to find one online.

I was considering writing the plugin myself (I have a degree in Computer Science) but somewhere I read that I needed to purchase a license from Adobe to write and distribute plugins. Is this true? If so, what is the cost?

Also, has anyone seen a plugin that does what I'm looking for?

Best,

--R

Acrobat SDK and JavaScript

Thom Parker

Community Expert

I wrote a JavaScript paper tape calculator some time ago. It not an exact UI for a paper tape, but it performs the paper tape function. It takes input either from the keyboard or numbers selected off a PDF page by drawing a rectangle around them. Shows all calculations as stacked numbers (just like a paper tape calculator) and stamps the results onto the PDF as a Text Annotation.

If you are a member of www.pdfscripting.com you can download it.

Here's the link: Search Downloads

Here's a screen shot of the dialog and the stamped results:

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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Accounting_Department7771

Participant

I use Tic Tic Calucate also sold as a plug In. to Adobe

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Accounting_Department7771

Participant

tic tie calculate

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StillGoing

Participant

YES!!! PDFlyer has a calculator and a tape where you can edit the line item descriptions for each amount. It's awesome. There are other PDFlyer tools that are great, too. Some need more work.