General information about Acrobat development

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September 21, 2018
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Dear Community,

I am searching for a method to automate a working process with PDF files. The automation should be able to open a bunch of PDFs out of a folder, split them into single files and automatically search for a string and a date, combining the corresponding PDFs together und "safe as" the PDF files in another folder.

Is there any way to do so without the need of a key?

Do I need the SDK for that?

Can I simply script it in C++ as kind of a macro like in MS office?

Do I have to let it be certified by adobe?

Do I need to be certified to create such a routine?

What are my options in this case?

Thank you very much and regards

Mathieu

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Correct answer Thom Parker

Acrobat Professional has a feature called Actions. In this context an Action is a batch sequence, a series of series of user defined commands that can be run against a user defined list of files or folders. One of the commands is "Execute a JavaScript", and everything you've asked about can be done with a script. So all you need is Acrobat Professional, the ability to write JavaScript, and the Acrobat SDK.

Here are some links that will help.

Acrobat DC SDK Documentation

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Automating-Acrobat.cfm

Thom Parker

Correct answer

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Acrobat Professional has a feature called Actions. In this context an Action is a batch sequence, a series of series of user defined commands that can be run against a user defined list of files or folders. One of the commands is "Execute a JavaScript", and everything you've asked about can be done with a script. So all you need is Acrobat Professional, the ability to write JavaScript, and the Acrobat SDK.

Here are some links that will help.

Acrobat DC SDK Documentation

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Automating-Acrobat.cfm

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often