batch process to add new comment.

[abhijeett89122812]

I have a total of 150 PDFs in a particular folder. If there is no comment in the PDF, then Acrobat should add a new comment "No comment in file". Is there any way or JavaScript to batch process this task on 150+ PDFs?

[Mike Bro]

Hello @abhijeett89122812

Give this a try...

Start off by creating a new Action, on the top right you will need to point the action to the folder with the files to be processed. Under More tools select/add Execute JavaScript > Specify Setting, paste the below code in the editor window and uncheck Prompt User.

try{ this.syncAnnotScan();
    var annots = this.getAnnots();

    if(annots == null){
     var annot = this.addAnnot ({page: 0, type: "Text", point: [300,400], contents: "No comments in file."});
      app.execMenuItem("Save");
      }
    } catch(e) {
    app.alert(e);
  }

Regards,

Mike

[bebarth · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The mikeb41294032's script is correct, but if you use the try catch statment, you don't need to use the if (annots==null) condition.

Here is a script using only the if condition:

annots=this.getAnnots();
if (annots==null) {
	var annot=this.addAnnot({
		page: 0,
		type: "Text",
		contents: "No comment in file",
		point: [300,400]
	})
	this.saveAs({cPath: this.path});
}

 Then when you run the action wizard, you have to select the folder containing all your 150 files.

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