Counter for prints of a pdf file

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May 1, 2018
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I would like to have a javascript keep a rolling counter for the amount of times a file gets printed. This would not reset on open of the file, but just continue from the last number of the print.

Is there any way of doing this with JS?

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks

Acrobat SDK and JavaScript

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try67

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Even if it did work, someone could print 100 copies of the file with a single print command, and the script will be none the wiser. It will only count it as a single print. In other words, it's quite a useless feature.

Joel Geraci

Community Expert

There's no reliable way to do this using JavaScript. JavaScript could be turned off in the Adobe products or the PDF could be opened in some other viewer. Your best bet is to use something FileOpen instead.

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Where would you plan to keep the counter? If it's in the file, can you guarantee the user will save the file after each print?

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