Folder level script

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

     I need to create menu item when acrobat opens.  So i have placed the script in the path of user level path. when i use the code for app level its working and added menu item but in folder level its not working.

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/folder_level_scripts  (Ref)

app.addMenuItem({cName:"JS Ref", cParent:"Help", cExec:"app.openDoc('pathToPDF');"});

When I check the console its showing the below error.

How can I clear it to make script to work for startup script??

- Sudha K

[Bernd Alheit]

You must remove this part: \xD4\xAA\xF8

Did you create the js file with a text editor?

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

     Sorry for delayed response.  I have created js file using extended toolkit.

[Bernd Alheit]

Did you remove the characters \xD4\xAA\xF8 ?

[Sudha_K]

     I could not find those characters in that file.

I can run and see the output from console.  But could not see output from folder script.

[Bernd Alheit]

In your first screenshot you can see this characters.

[JR Boulay]

Here is my custom script to do the same thing, I use it every day:

function openJSref() {
    app.openDoc("/MacBookPro//Users/jrb/hubiC/Docs/Acrobat & PDFs/AA SDKs/AcDC SDK/Acrobat_DC_SDK_Documentation/AcrobatDC_js_api_reference.pdf");   
}
//   
function openJSref2() {
    app.openDoc("/MacBookPro//Users/jrb/hubiC/Docs/Acrobat & PDFs/AA SDKs/AcDC SDK/Acrobat_DC_SDK_Documentation/AcrobatDC_js_developer_guide.pdf");   
}   
app.addMenuItem({ cName: "-", cParent: "File", cEnable: false, cExec:null});
app.addSubMenu({cName: "Utilitaires", cParent: "File"});
app.addMenuItem({cName: "JS Reference...", cParent: "Utilitaires", cExec: "openJSref()"});
app.addMenuItem({cName: "JS Guide...", cParent: "Utilitaires", cExec: "openJSref2()"});

Don't forget to edit file paths.

[gkaiseril]

You need to replace " 'pathToPDF' " with the real path name and file name to open not place holder/instruction text.

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

     I have used correct path in the script.  pathToPDF is sample text.  Used correct path pls check my last reply.

     Also My first screenshot is output console screen shot for the error msgs. I can run that from console for an active document  but could not get the output for startup process to add menu in application.

[Bernd Alheit]

You must remove the characters before app.

What text editor do you use?

[Sudha_K]

I have check ExtendScript Toolkit and Textwrangle for startup script save. But the code is copied code from javascript script console from acrobat. Sar error msg from acrobat javascript console.

For Active document used used javascript consol.

[Bernd Alheit]

Using the ExtendScript Toolkit makes no sense.

[Sudha_K]

But for me its throwing the errors.

[Karl Heinz Kremer · Accepted solution]

Based on your screenshot, you are on a Mac. Here is somebody else with the same problem: Folder Level Help

Don't use ExtendScriptTK - it's not a "normal" text editor. TextWrangler should be OK, but don't paste your code from ESTK, start from scratch.

[Sudha_K]

Ok thank you...

i will check and come back...

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

     I have checked as you said its working for me.. thank you so much...

     Issue is editor only. I have used TextWrangler, now its working.  Menu item is added as startup.

     Thanks a lot.

     I need to get pdf page ranges as report. I have the below code for batch process.  But i dono to write report as xl or csv. We can open save as file dialog from console but how can i do this process.

Code:

   if(global.dataLine == "undefined")

   {

        global.dataLine = "";  

    }

    var docName = this.documentFileName;

    var startPgNo = this.getPageLabel(0);

    var lastPgNo = this.getPageLabel(this.numPages-1);

    var docPgRange = startPgNo + "-"+ lastPgNo

    app.alert("docPgRange" +docPgRange)

    global.dataLine = global.dataLine + docName + "," + docPgRange + "\n";

    app.alert("dataLine" +global.dataLine);

How can i call batch process from menu item and save as report??

-  Sudha K

[TᴀW]

ESTK has an option in preferences (under the Document tab): "Don't write UTF-8 signature"...

[JR Boulay]

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