Spawn a template to a specific location dynamically

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January 30, 2020
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I have a 22 page document with 3 hidden templates. I have three different check boxes on three different pages that when checked should show or spawn the corresponding template on the page following the check box. When unchecked it should hide/delete the tempolate. What would be the script to do this?

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Thom Parker

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Here's the entry for the template spawn method in the Acrobat JavaScript Reference:

https://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/acrobat_dc_sdk/2015/HTMLHelp/#t=Acro12_MasterBook%2FJS_API_AcroJS%2FTemplate_methods.htm%23TOC_spawnbc-1&rhtocid=_6_1_8_74_1_0

The first parameter indicates the page where the template page will be inserted.

The page for the checkbox is "event.target.page", for a script in the checkbox MouseUp event.

Here's some sample code for the mouseUp script

if(event.target.value == "Off")

this.deletePages(event.target.page+1);

else

this.getTemplate("Name").spawn(event.target.page, false, false);

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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shane56

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Just to follow up on this - I've managed to get this code to work in my document but am also looking to go to the page that is spawned. How would I achieve that?

My code is currently:

if(event.target.value == "Off")

this.deletePages(event.target.page+1);

else

this.getTemplate("Driving.HighwayCode").spawn(event.target.page+1, true, false);

Thanks.

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

Example:

Go to the first page of the document.

this.pageNum = 0;

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