Perform OCR and save it as PDF/A using C# Code

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HelloI have a bunch of images that I want to OCR and save the result as PDF/A.  I have visual studio installed and adobe acrobat pro installed and active.using the adobe acrobat, I can OCR the image and save it as PDF/A,  but am not able to do this using C# code.  I added the COM reference to the project but when i execulte :  var isOCR = acrobatApp.MenuItemExecute("ADBE:DocumentRecognizeText");    it returns false.the same for  var isPDFA = acrobatApp.MenuItemExecute("SaveAsOther:PDF/A");can you help please?

Thom Parker · Answer

Acrobat is sandboxed, meaning that operations that may pose a security risk are restricted. Some are restricted to use within a specific context and some are blocked completely. Some Menu items are restricted to use from a privileged context. But this is controlled by a whitelist that you can change.

Here are a couple of useful links:

https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/PrefRef/Windows/index.html

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-sdk-discussions/how-to-whitelist-quot-app-execmenuitem-quot-annots-tool-inkmenuitem-quot-quot/m-p/9575167

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