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joeh16909268
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December 14, 2016
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Javascript hostContainer

  • December 14, 2016
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Does anyone have any sample code demonstrating hostContainer.postMessage javascript function working with IE11 and Adobe Reader DC?  I have spent the last several days trying about every combination of code I could think of and cannot get it to work.  All I want to do is notify my program once the PDF has printed.  I have the DIDPRINT routine firing but I cannot get my browser to recognize the postMessage command.

Any help appreciated,

Joe

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gkaiseril
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December 15, 2016

Adobe Acrobat JavaScript is not the same as web JavaScript. If you want to have a pop-up message appear use the "app.alert()" statement.

In Acrobat/Reader you cannot access the full host container only the objects within the host container.

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joeh16909268Author
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December 15, 2016

So how do I let my web browser know when the user has printed the PDF document?

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gkaiseril
Inspiring
December 15, 2016

You can use the Soap object. See the Acrobat JavaScript API Reference.

try67
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try67Community Expert
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December 15, 2016

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