Select area and delete all objects

[ludvik14ty]

Hello,

is possible in Adobe Acrobat Pro XI via javascript select area with coordinates (like with selection tool) and after delete all selected objects (texts, images)?

Thanks

[try67]

Yes. You can create a Redaction annotation over that area and then apply it.

[ludvik14ty]

Thanks, I tried following code

this.addAnnot({page: 0,type: "Redact",rect: [[0, 0, 500, 200]]});

But no matter the coordinates, rectangle is always in bottom left corner. Any ideas?

[ludvik14ty · Accepted solution]

It's working now

for(var pg = 0; pg < this.numPages; pg++){

var rCrop = this.getPageBox("Crop",pg);

     this.addAnnot({

          type:"Redact",

          page:pg,

          quads:[[0, 20, rCrop[2], 20, 0, 0, rCrop[2], 0]],

          overlayText: "",

          alignment: 1,

          repeat:true

      })

;}

this.applyRedactions({bKeepMarks: false, bShowConfirmation: false, cProgText: "Processing..." });

[try67]

As you've found out, Redaction annotations are defined using quads, not a rect...