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austin36331818118t
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March 26, 2024
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custom save button

  • March 26, 2024
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Hi Everyone. I am making a simple fillable form PDF and I want to put a save button that when pressed it will automatically set the name of the file to what is in the text field "Ebox Work Order Number" and save it to a folder on my network. Is that possible to do at all?

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Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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March 26, 2024

If the form is for you, or for use on a computer you control, then yes you can. 

Read this article:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/How-to-Save-a-PDF-2.cfm

 

Saving is a restricted action in Acrobat.  To save to a specific file name requires a script, which can only be reliably run in Acrobat. So this feature can only be accomplished in Acrobat Pro/Reader on the desktop app, from a privileged script.

 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
bebarth
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bebarthCommunity Expert
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March 26, 2024

Hi,

It's only possible if you write an application script, that means you will have to place a .js file in local on the computer of each user.

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austin36331818118tAuthor
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March 26, 2024

even if the PDF form is stored on the network as well?? what would the application script look like? Because right now only 4 people would be filling out the form so I would be able to put that script on each computer.

bebarth
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bebarthCommunity Expert
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March 29, 2024

Hi,

Sorry, I didn't notice your request!

Attached is an example with this script for the "SAVE AS" button:

if (/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/.test(this.getField("orderNumber").value)) {
	try {
		Save_orderNumber(this.path.substr(0,this.path.lastIndexOf("/")+1)+this.getField("orderNumber").value+".pdf");
		this.resetForm();
	} catch(e) {
		this.getField("theScript").display=display.visible;
		app.alert("The \"austin36331818118t.js\" file is not installed on this computer.");
	}
} else app.alert("Please enter a correct Order Number");
this.dirty=false;

For working, you must place a .js file in the JavaScript Acrobat  folder of each computer. You can name it as you want but it must contain this script:

Save_orderNumber=app.trustedFunction(function(newFilePath) {
	app.beginPriv();
	this.saveAs({
		cPath: newFilePath,
		bCopy: true,
		bPromptToOverwrite: true
	});
	app.endPriv();
})

Here, the new file will be saved in the same folder as the original file.

You can modify the condition of your order number or the parameters method.

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