Execute PDF form script from outside environment

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
March 11, 2019
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Hello all,

I've got a question about PDF forms and scripts.

Can I execute a custom made script inside a PDF form without opening the PDF.

Example:

I've got a PDF form with x-amount of text fields and y-amount buttons. I made a script (button) that converts all the text fields to read-only and removes all buttons from sight. Is it possible to execute this script(/button) without opening the PDF?

Looking forward to you answer

Sincerely

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try67

Community Expert

Not with any Adobe application. I don't see how this is going to work, honestly. What exactly are you trying to achieve?

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Anonymous

First of all, thanks for the quick response.

I am trying to automate the "Set to read-only and remove buttons" action for multiple forms without opening them all one by one.

edit:

I am not looking for an adobe program to perform this action but just want to know if I can access this script from outside the PDF in any way

try67

Community Expert

There's no need to access a script to do that. Any PDF library worth its salt should allow you to do it directly.

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