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« closeDoc » and « This file is already open »

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Jul 13, 2020 Jul 13, 2020

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To avoid creating temporary files that would then have to be deleted, I usually name them with the final file name and rewrite it.

Maybe it's a bad habit, but I didn’t find any other solutions.

My question is, when I do this in an action or through the console with a single script, I get an error message that tells me that the file is already open.

If I split the action into 2 consecutive scripts, that works fine.

Is there a reason and a way to solve this? I guess that comes from « closeDoc Â» and the file is supposed to be still open…

Here is an example of a script which works fine in 2 separate scripts, but which gives the message if it is executed in one go:

// Script #1
var newDoc=app.newDoc(612, 792); // Letter
newDoc.saveAs({cPath: this.path.substring(0,this.path.length-4)+"_XXX.pdf"});
newDoc.closeDoc(true);
// Script #2
var newDoc=app.newDoc(612, 1008); // Legal
newDoc.saveAs({cPath: this.path.substring(0,this.path.length-4)+"_XXX.pdf"});

…and the message:

RaiseError: Ce fichier est déjà ouvert.

Doc.saveAs:7:Console undefined:Exec

 ===> Ce fichier est déjà ouvert.

 

« Ce fichier est déjà ouvert Â» means « This file is already open Â»

Thanks in advance for your answers.

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What version of Acrobat Pro?

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I am working with Acrobat Pro 2019.021 Mac but that was already the same in the previous versions.

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It's an Acrobat bug (files closed aren't really closed) which Adobe don't seem interested in fixing for some reason. So best to avoid this bad habit!

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OK, thanks.
Just for my understanding, do you know what's happening on at the end of each script since that works with consecutive scripts? I guess a type of variable is reset... isn't it possible to do that with the script?

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May be that the Action Wizard will close the documents at the end step.

 

Why does you create files with the same name twice?

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it's a bit long to explain, but quickly these are temporary files I resize to re-import then in the current file I'm working with...

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What happens when you use not the same name?

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This is a bug that has existed in all versions of Acrobat past XI, for a long time now... Adobe doesn't seem interested in solving it, for some reason. It really interferes with the working of many scripts.

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Thanks try67!

...and no idea about what's happening at the end of each script (or mabe at the beginning) since that works in 2 consecutive scripts?

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Not quite sure what you mean... but if you're using it in an Action it will automatically close any file it processes, but not other files you create (or open) using a script.

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