Javascript for bookmarks

[danial_8464]

I ran into a problem-can someone please help me?

i'm trying to write a javascript for bookmark.

my desire outcom would be:

1- extract the desire pages when clicked on the bookmark

2. make no changes to my original doc.

here is my code:

var pageNumbers = [0,1,20];

var newDoc = this.extractPages({
nStart: pageNumbers[0],
nEnd: pageNumbers[pageNumbers.length - 1]
});

// Save the new document (optional)
newDoc.saveAs("/C/Users/YourUserName/Documents/ExtractedPages.pdf");

// Close the new document (optional, if you don't want to leave it open)
newDoc.closeDoc();

the expected outcome is to extract and shows pages 1,2 and 21

but the issue is, it shows pages 1 to 21, i mean all the pages.

can you please correct my code inorder to shows only the 3 pages i asked the code.

thanks.

[Thom Parker]

Take a look in the Console Window.  There will be a security error reported.

The SaveAs function can only be called from a privileged context.  

See this article:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/How-to-Save-a-PDF-2.cfm

[PDF Automation Station]

nStart:pageNumbers[0] is 0, the first page.

nEnd: pageNumbers[pageNumbers.length-1] is 20

That means you are extracting pages 0-20 (or pages 1 through 21).  If you want to extract pages 1,2 and 21 you will have to either extract pages 1 and 2, then use insertPages on the new doc to get page 21, or extract pages 1 through 21 and delete pages 3 through 20 like this:

var newDoc = this.extractPages({
nStart: pageNumbers[0],
nEnd: pageNumbers[pageNumbers.length - 1]
});
newDoc.deletePages(2,19);

As @Thom Parker stated, you can't save silently unless you are calling SaveAs from a privileged context.

[danial_8464]

var pageNumbers = [0,1,20];

var newDoc = this.extractPages({

nStart: pageNumbers[0],

nEnd: pageNumbers[pageNumbers.length - 1]

});

newDoc.deletePages(2,19);

newDoc.saveAs("/C/Users/YourUserName/Documents/ExtractedPages.pdf");

newDoc.closeDoc();

this line worked. finally

thanks guys

[danial_8464]

i ran into problem!
i'll be greatful if you could help me.

var pageNumbers = [0,1,20];

var newDoc = this.extractPages({

nStart: pageNumbers[0],

nEnd: pageNumbers[pageNumbers.length - 1]

});

newDoc.deletePages(2,19);

newDoc.saveAs("/C/Users/YourUserName/Documents/ExtractedPages.pdf");

newDoc.closeDoc();

when i run this script everything works smoothlly as long as "var pageNumbers = [0,1,20];"  starts with page 0.

when i try to do for example :

var pageNumbers = [3,4,10];

var newDoc = this.extractPages({

nStart: pageNumbers[0],

nEnd: pageNumbers[pageNumbers.length - 1]

});

newDoc.deletePages(5,9);

newDoc.saveAs("/C/Users/YourUserName/Documents/ExtractedPages.pdf");

newDoc.closeDoc();

it does not delete the pages!! and shows all 8 pages

please help

[PDF Automation Station]

You will have an error because you are trying to delete a range of pages in which the last page exceeds the number of pages in the document.  In your example newDoc will have be an 8-page document (extracted page index numbers 3 through 10 with new page index numbers 0 through 7).  Then you are trying to delete 5 through 9.  There is no 9.  Getting the page numbers from an array is confusing the issue.

pageNumbers[0] is the first array item (3 in your example).  pageNumbers[pageNumbers.length-1] is the last array item (10 in your example).  When you extract pages into a new Doc the page numbering is 0 to the number of pages minus 1.