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September 19, 2023
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Flatten PDF file = is equal = to the PDF\A file ???

  • September 19, 2023
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Hello, kind and respectable Adobe community.

 

Flatten PDF file = is equal = to the PDF\A file ???

 

Thanks in advance respectable Acrobat universe.
Best regards.

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JR Boulay
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Community Expert
October 5, 2023

In this case you only have 2 choices:

- prompt the user to print as PDF.

- prompt the user to digitaly sign the PDF.

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JR Boulay
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Community Expert
October 4, 2023

Thank you.

You don't need JavaScript for doing this, you can Save As Other. And you can use it in an Action.

 

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October 5, 2023

Dear Jr Boulay, thanks for your always professional and precise answer. This last indication kindly offered by you will be in my collection of solutions. The only small problem is: that I should apply this solution to my client, and my customer -> has Acrobat Reader. To be more precise - there are 120 customers in the company, which have Acrobat Reader, and only I have the Acrobar Pro (it is the company policy - on this I can't do anything). I tried the solution -1: Create the Form in Acrobat Pro (OK) -> Send the form to the customer with Acrobat Reader (OK) = in this I had the success. I am looking for the solution-2: to create the function [a JavaScript code, or, an setting, or, other], which allows the customer Acrobat Reader to save (convert) the clean form from JavaScript (for company security policy) = And here I am doing my search ..., by the moment it's a failure. For me, it will be sufficient to know if this function is achievable or cannot be achieved (this is probably the limit of acrobat reader and I am asking for the impossible).  Thanks again and my respect.

 

JR Boulay
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September 19, 2023

No, it has nothing to do with that.

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October 4, 2023

Spectabile Jr Boulay, thanks for your appreciated activity in answering questions and give solutions to the various problems related to Acrobat. You are really very esteemed by me and I bring my respect. For your recent answer: yes, it's true, Flatten Pdf File -and- PDF/File are two distinct issues. However, the only feature that unites both of them - is, that both files obtained, via Flatten and via Convert to PDF/A is absent Javascript code (it is cleaned after both operations). It's the goal I want to do through JavaScript -! - But I can't ... I am better discouraged the problem in the next post "Convert PDF_file to PDF/A or PDF V1.6/V1.7 => in Acrobat Reader by JavaScript => at all Costs" (if you are interested). Best regards.