Specific Area Redaction Automation

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
January 14, 2025
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Hello, I've recently picked up a task involving a list of company names.

I need to use the redact tool to remove information from this list so that the entries for only one company are visible. I then need to repeat this process for each company.

I've tried using the JavaScript function but can't seem to get that to work, specifically with difficulty in labelling variables.

I looked in forums for similar posts but these seem to refer to processes which repeat redactions of the same area.

Thank you for any help.

Thom Parker

Community Expert

How is the information identified? It is simple to automate redaction if it's in the same location on every document, or it has a unique pattern that can be identified with text matching.

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

PDF Automation Station

Community Expert

The poster said "which repeat redactions of the same area" so I linked to your article.

Thom Parker

Community Expert

Thank You! However, I think that quote was about how other post didn't work because they were about area location.

But regardless. Clear, explicit info is needed to provide good advice.

And on that topic, the poster stated they were having trouble with JavaScript. So it would be helpful to see the script they are using.

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

PDF Automation Station

Community Expert

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/auto_redaction_with_javascript/

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