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nattie2louse
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December 5, 2018
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button "save as" uses automatically the name that's filled in the text field "name"

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Hello everyone,

I created a Button to save the PDF form. It's as "save as" button. Is it possible to chose a folder which must be used and use the name as the document name the person wrote in a text field before?

Example:

Default folder name: school.

The text field is filled with the name "Person1" and he clicks on the save-button. The dokument will be saved as "person1.pdf" in the folder "school".

I use Acrobat DC Pro 2018.

Do you have an idea? Would be so great if someone could help!

Thanks, Nattie

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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December 5, 2018

If you want to save the file under a specific name and in a specific folder then you need to do it yourself, using the saveAs method.

However, that requires running it from a trusted context, which usually means a script that's installed on the local machine of each user who is going to use this file. See this tutorial for further details: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-save-pdf-acrobat-javascript

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nattie2louseAuthor
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December 5, 2018

Thanks try67, but it doesnt really help me. They only describe how to save it with a JS but not with a inserted name of a text field. It's the first time I use JS so at the moment I'm really lost..

try67
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try67Community Expert
Community Expert
December 5, 2018

The first question is: Can you install a script on the local machine of each user?

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