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Anonymous
June 10, 2016
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Change Acrobat Cropbox from Javascript for Automation

  • June 10, 2016
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Hi everyOne

I'm accessing some data inside PDF doc trough Javascript for Automation of OSX

I can get the cropBox.... "var cropBoxx = acro.activeDoc.pages.cropBox();"

But how can i SET the cropbox

"acro.activeDoc.pages.cropBox.value='0, 1224, 192, 612';"...doesn't work

Maybe i'm far of the right way to send data to acrobat

Does someone can guide me

Thanks

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    Correct answer

    No.. i know it's not Acrobat javascript

    That's why i'v mentionned (Javascript for Automation of OSX)

    The javascript side of Applescript ... since Yosemite

    I'v tried every possiblilty of 0, 1224, 192, 612 or [0, 1224, 192, 612] or ([0, 1224, 192, 612])

    it doesn't work

    So maybe Someone else have played with (Javascript for Automation)

    and have a answer

    Thanks


    ok i'v got it

    At least i can set it to a specific page

    acro.activeDoc.pages[0].cropBox = [0, 1224, 192, 612];

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    try67
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    try67Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 10, 2016

    Not sure what this is, but it's not JavaScript...

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    Anonymous
    June 10, 2016

    In the (Javascript for Automation) of OSX

    var cropBoxx = acro.activeDoc.pages.cropBox();

    Return:

    ..

    app = Application("Acrobat")

        Application("Adobe Acrobat Pro").activeDoc.pages.cropBox()

            --> [[0, 1224, 792, 612]]

    ..

    If they call it (Javascript for Automation)

    I guess is Javascript

    try67
    Community Expert
    try67Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 10, 2016

    Maybe, but it's not Acrobat JavaScript. Sounds like a scripting language of the OS itself.

    Anyway, it seems from your example that you need to specify an array (or an array with an array as the first value).

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