open doc with relative path

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July 12, 2023
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I want to open "MyDoc.pdf" from "FirstDoc.pdf " using a relative path. Say "FirstDoc.pdf " resides in the folder "Home" and "MyDoc.pdf" resides in "Home/Forms/". My script in "FirstDoc.pdf " is in a mouse up action of a button. It does not work.

app.openDoc({cPath: "Forms/MyDoc.pdf"});

How should this be constructed?

Second question: how should this script be constructed if "MyDoc.pdf" resides in the same folder as "FirstDoc.pdf"?

JavaScript

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try67

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You should really read the documentation of this method (openDoc)... The answers to your questions are there.

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ODuinnAuthor

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OK, I deserved that. Found it. But I have a follow-up question, and I have looked for this, unsuccessfully: Is there a list somewhere on Adobe.com of the primary JavaScript documentation? I have copies of the Object Specification Guide, the JS Tools Guide, Adobe Scripting Introduction, Adobe Scripting Reference, and API Reference. I also have some JS books that I've purchased, but is there more primary Adobe JS documentation, and if so, do you have a URL for it that you will share please?

try67

Community Expert

Do you mean of the core syntax? If so, this is pretty close, I think:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference

However, you should make sure you only use the non-browser specific objects, and ones that are supported by the version of JS that's used in Acrobat. Basically, the simpler/earlier, the better.

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