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jkinsman
Inspiring
February 4, 2013
Answered

Run Script on Document Open Event

  • February 4, 2013
  • 1 reply
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Ok so I know about the afterOpen event and I think I understand how to use it, however, I don't understand how to make it open for a specific document.

I don't want this script to run on every document that I open, I want to embed it in a documnt and then run it everytime I open that document. Is this possible?

Perhaps run the script from scripts label?

Or would I just put a script in the startup panel and then create a session script that checks the name of each document opened and then runs the script if I have a match?

Thanks

Correct answer dulajun

As you chart put this in the startup scripts folder

//startup script
#targetengine "session"
main();
function main(){
    var myEventListener = app.eventListeners.add("afterOpen", excuteScriptLabel);
}
function excuteScriptLabel(myEvent){
          //The parent of the event is the document.
          var myDocument = myEvent.parent;
    if (myDocument.constructor.name == "Document") {
        if (myDocument.label != "")
            app.doScript(myDocument.label, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
    }
}

Then try this line on a document and save it, then open the same file and some other others, you will notice that this code only excuted on that document:

app.activeDocument.label = "alert (\"Yes\");";

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dulajun
dulajunCorrect answer
Inspiring
February 5, 2013

As you chart put this in the startup scripts folder

//startup script
#targetengine "session"
main();
function main(){
    var myEventListener = app.eventListeners.add("afterOpen", excuteScriptLabel);
}
function excuteScriptLabel(myEvent){
          //The parent of the event is the document.
          var myDocument = myEvent.parent;
    if (myDocument.constructor.name == "Document") {
        if (myDocument.label != "")
            app.doScript(myDocument.label, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
    }
}

Then try this line on a document and save it, then open the same file and some other others, you will notice that this code only excuted on that document:

app.activeDocument.label = "alert (\"Yes\");";
haim6130
haim6130
Inspiring
April 4, 2017

Hi,

You said that if I want to script to run of specific document, I need to put that line in the document.

Where \ How do I put that code line in the document?

And, The script that you first wrote, how do I run it? just save a JSX of it in the 'startup script' folder?

Thanks

O
Otto Hänninen
Participating Frequently
October 13, 2017

Thank you dulajun for the example code. Trying to use it in Acrobat X (javascripts-folder) produces this error below; the line 2 contains statement :

#targetengine "session" 

Why this error:

Acrobat EScript Built-in Functions Version 10.0

Acrobat SOAP 10.0

SyntaxError: illegal character

2:Folder-Level:App:AnydocOpenEvent.js

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