Creating Bookmark with Javascript works fine in Acrobat Pro but not in Acrobat Reader

[peterb61739859]

Hello,

I added a simple JS function in Acrobat Pro DC, that creates a bookmark when a button is clicked. It works fine in Acrobat Pro, but when my client opened it in Acrobat Reader it didn't.

I also added some debugging alerts before and after the bookmark function to check whether the function is called in Reader and to exclude that there is an error in the line itself. Both were fired.

Here is the code:

function addBookmark(label) {
  var index = bookmarkRoot.children ? bookmarkRoot.children.length : 0;
  //bookmarkRoot.createChild(label, "this.pageNum = " + (this.pageNum), index);
  alert("bookmarkRoot'"+this.bookmarkRoot.children[0]+"'");       
  this.bookmarkRoot.createChild("Bookmark label", "this.pageNum = 4");     
  this.bookmarkRoot.createChild("Bookmark label2", '"this.pageNum=4"');      
  alert("finished"); 
}

Any ideas why the bookmarks aren't created and how can I proceed with debugging it?

Thank you in advance,

Peter

[Test Screen Name]

No debugging needed, it's in the documentation:

It's vital to check the Quick Bar for every method you intend to use, especially but not only if you intend to use it in Reader.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

You can't add bookmarks in Reader, not manually nor using a script.