JavaScript code to add merge (combine) another document after the last page

[Saher Naji]

Hello there,

I have an Expense Report, (it's one page), I would love to add a JavaScript code to a button to attach (add) the receipts after the Expense Report

So once I click on a button I can browse the files I want and select one or all of them.

I used these codes, but unfortunately, did not work

var a = this.templates;
for (i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
    a[i].spawn(this.numPages, false, false);

var a = this.getTemplate("PageA");
a.spawn({nPage:this.numPages-1,bRename:false,bOverlay:false});

I tried to follow the links in this page, but they are not working

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-sdk-discussions/javascript-code-to-combine-pdf-files/td-p/981...

Maybe I should to add a document level JavaScript codes? I hope it's an easy thing to do

Thanks in advance

[JR Boulay]

Spawning a template is not the same thing than adding a page.

About Document Level Scripts you should start here: https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Document-Level-Scripts.cfm

[Saher Naji]

Maybe I have to be a memeber in pdfscripting to review more details

Do you think there is an easy way to do this?

actually I can attach the receipts as attachments, is there a way to convert these attachments to pages ander the main pdf?

[try67]

Are the receipts PDF files or image files? If so, you can use a Template page with a single image field, spawn a copy of it and then prompt the user to select the receipt file as the icon of that field. They will need to do it one page at a time, though.

[Saher Naji]

I know it's a good idea,

But let's make it the last option,

I'm trying to find a solution here

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/inserting-pages-pdf-acrobat-javascript1/

[try67]

That is the only way to do it if the file is going to be used in Reader.

[Saher Naji]

@try67 Yes, this file is going to be used only in Reader

[try67]

Then the tutorial above does not apply for it (it's mentioned there, too, somewhere in the middle).

[Saher Naji]

So do you think select the receipt file as the icon is the only way?

[try67]

If you want them to be visible on the page, yes. Alternatively, they can be attached to the file using the Attach File commenting tool, but then they won't be visible. You'll have to double-click the attachment icon to open them as separate files.

[Saher Naji]

This option is better than selecting the receipt file as icon, thank you

[Saher Naji]

"Inserting a page into a PDF is a major document modification, so it is not an operation that can be done in Adobe Reader, and it requires a Privileged Context. At its simplest, a Privileged Context means this operation cannot be done from a Document Level script, i.e., documents can’t insert pages into themselves. This has to be done from an Application Level script."

Is that mean the user of Adobe Reader can not insert pages, assuming I wrote the correct code?

[Saher Naji]

but please, I want to make sure that there is no way at all to let the final users insert pages by click on [Attach Recept] button (They will only use Adobe Reader (the last version)

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Again, the only way to insert pages in Reader is through a Template. If you use any other methods, it will not work there. If you disable the button to insert pages via the Template object the end-users won't be able to insert any more pages.

[Saher Naji]

Thank to saving my time