Using a WebBrowser control to view PDF and execute embedded javascript

Question

Hello,

How can I execute the embedded javascript inside a pdf?

I'm using the default WPF WebBrowser control to view a pdf.

Here's the XAML:

In the .cs I do this to view the .pdf:

_web.Navigate("test.pdf");

Everything works great. The test.pdf has a javascript method called "IsComplete".

How do I call the IsComplete method?

I have Adobe Acrobat DC Pro installed.

Thom Parker · Answer

I'm assuming you want to run the script from JavaScript on the web page?

You can do this through Acrobat's host container interface. I don't know how well supported it is anymore, but here is a link to a site I build many years ago to test it out.

BTW: the site doesn't work. It's supposed to trade data between two PDFs, I don't know whether its because of changes in security or supported functionality.

But you're welcome to it

Browser JavaScript

Here's the entry in the Acrobat JavaScript Reference

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