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March 7, 2020
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Custom schema link in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

  • March 7, 2020
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Hello, I have a PDF with a custom-schema link:

This custom schema (normacs) is set in registry to launch a corresponding application (myapp.exe) to handle the link:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\normacs\shell\open\command="C:\myapp.exe" %1

Also, the schema was appended to a list of protocols a PDF can use to access external content
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultLaunchURLPerms]
"tSchemePerms"="version:2|...|vbscript:3|normacs:2"  (for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC)

 and

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cDefaultLaunchURLPerms]
"tSchemePerms"="version:2|...|vbscript:3|normacs:2"  (for Adobe Acrobat Pro DC)

Now about my problem.
When I click the link in Acrobat Reader DC, myapp.exe is launched as expected. But when I click the link in  Acrobat Pro DC (2018.11.20038), an internet browser with an empty window is opened instead of myapp.exe. 
Please suggest how to fix this. Thanks for your attention.

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Correct answer ls_rbls

Hi,

 

Is this happening in MS Windows 10? From your screenshot above it looks  like a very old version of Windows, like Windows 7 or earlier.

 

Also, which version of Adobe Acrobat Reader are you using?   And is there a particular reason why your Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is so outdated? It is missing quite a lot of updates. See release notes here: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/release-note/release-notes-acrobat-reader.html

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ls_rbls
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ls_rblsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 8, 2020

Hi,

 

Is this happening in MS Windows 10? From your screenshot above it looks  like a very old version of Windows, like Windows 7 or earlier.

 

Also, which version of Adobe Acrobat Reader are you using?   And is there a particular reason why your Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is so outdated? It is missing quite a lot of updates. See release notes here: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/release-note/release-notes-acrobat-reader.html

Participant
March 8, 2020

> And is there a particular reason why your Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is so outdated? It is missing quite a lot of updates.
I have installed the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, and it works fine with custom schema links. So my problem is solved, thanks.

ls_rbls
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Community Expert
March 8, 2020

You're welcome