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leonaidas
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October 12, 2020
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Enable/disable share, export and auto save feature via javascript or plugin.

  • October 12, 2020
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Hi All,
I am looking into the feature for enabling/disabling share, export and auto save feature in Adoebe Acrobat Reader DC. 

I have been looking into couple of days. So far my findings are as follows,

1. We could modify the registery keys to disable the Share feature by setting bEnableShareFile to 0. I set this property at "\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\AVGeneral".

2. Hide the menu items by using app.hideMenuItem("Share File");

 

Both of the options are not working for me. I must be missing on something.

Is it possible to enable/disable the share file, export pdf and auto save feature?

Please note that I am new to Acrobat/Reader plugin development though I had some experience in photoshop, illustration extension development. 

Any help would be appreciated. 
Regards!

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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October 12, 2020

JS can't do any of that, and I don't understand what the point of it is, anyway. If someone wants to share a file they don't need to use the Share button in Reader. They can simply attach it to an email... Saving can't be disabled, and exporting is not an issue in Reader in the first place.

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leonaidasAuthor
Participant
October 12, 2020

Thanks for the reply.

 

I get your point that user can share the file by external means. I simply want to know if this is feasible or not, via plugin or javascript. 

Is there any way to do this with plugin?

And regarding auto save feature if it can't be disable. Can we set it's time via plugin?

 

And about Exporting As Pdf feature, can we hide/show it via plugin?

 

I have seen Export and Share is available in Tools. Can we remove it from the list by deleting any .aip file or by some any other way?

Regards!

 

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leonaidasAuthor
Participant
October 13, 2020

Hi All,

 

Please share your thoughts, if anyone have any idea about it. Any API or workaround to do this?

 

Thanks!

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