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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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November 27, 2017
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List and count attachments

Hi.

Is there a way to list and/or count all attachments in a PDF file?

I'd like the output in the Console or in a text file, it's for files comparison purpose (they contain dozens of attachments).

Thank you.

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try67
try67Correct answer
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November 27, 2017

They can be accessed via the dataObjects property, like this:

console.println("Number of attachments: " + this.dataObjects.length);

for (var i=0; i<this.dataObjects.length; i++) {

     console.println("Attachment #"+i+": " +this.dataObjects.name);

}

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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November 27, 2017

What kind of attachments? Ones created using the File Attachments commenting tool, and/or using the Attachments panel?

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity ExpertAuthor
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November 27, 2017

Using the Attachments panel with Acrobat Pro DC.

A Dropbox-like cloud backup that I use has made several versions ("Copy of…") of the same file, so I need to compare their content, which is attachments only

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 27, 2017

They can be accessed via the dataObjects property, like this:

console.println("Number of attachments: " + this.dataObjects.length);

for (var i=0; i<this.dataObjects.length; i++) {

     console.println("Attachment #"+i+": " +this.dataObjects.name);

}

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