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How do I open another file and print it?

Hi. I've tried to work this out but I'm stuck

I have a menu.PDF that has several buttons on it. When you press on a button, it executes a javascript that opens a few PDFs and prints them.

var otherDoc = app.openDoc("Form.pdf", this);

var pp = this.getPrintParams();

this.print(pp);

Issues :

1. On my mac I am only able to open the file if I use a relative path. Using /Users/xfolder/Desktop/OMR/Form.pdf doesn't work

2. It prints the menu.pdf, not the file that opens

Could you please tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks very much

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Bernd AlheitCorrect answer

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2. use otherDoc not this

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2. use otherDoc not this

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Thanks very much for your quick reply. I tried :

var otherDoc = app.openDoc("Form2.pdf", this);

var pp = otherDoc.getPrintParams();

otherDoc.print(pp);

But it doesn't work. The PDF opens but it doesn't print

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Are both files located in the same folder?

Does the file open, but doesn't print? Or does it not open at all?

Is there an error message in the JS Console when you run this code?

On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 9:47 AM, doobeedoobee <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

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