Making search field in the pdf

[Mon31895094gk7b]

Hi everyone,

Is it even possible to create a search box where I can type in then it will display the results.

Thank you 🙂

[try67]

Search of what, exactly? The file's static contents? If so, it can be done, but only through a script that either searches the file itself or opens the Advanced Search dialog and runs a search through it.

[Mon31895094gk7b]

It's like there's a bunch of data, and I want the user to just type in the text field I guess then click a search button, it will display the data the user was looking for. I hope you do understand my objective. And, I know the advanced search dialog, I preferred not to use it. Thank you.

[try67]

What kind of "data"? Where is it saved in the PDF file? How should it be searched? How should the results be presented? A lot of info is missing there...

[Mon31895094gk7b]

A list of price for medical equipments where it includes here the product number, product description, images, inventory, and prices. Yes it is saved in the pdf file, creating a search field and search button. then it should display the result of what the user type in.

[try67]

Without seeing the actual file it will be very hard to give you further advice, but at any rate it won't be a trivial task. It would require the development of a custom-made tool. If you don't have a high level of control over Acrobat JS I would recommend hiring a professional to write this script for you.

[JR Boulay]

You should use this tuto:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/custom-document-search-using-javascript