Get icon from one PDF form to another

[JR Boulay]

Hi.

I made a script that import data from one PDF form to another : works fine.

I extend this script to import icons from button fields also : General error - Operation failed

(lines 11 to 13 in the script below)

Since I use an exemple copied from the "JavaScript™ for Acrobat® API Reference" I don't understand where I made a mistake.

Can you help me?

Here is my script (executed from a script embedded within the document) :

// get target document
var docCible = this;
// get source document
var cFileName = "/blablabla/myDoc.pdf";
var docSource = app.openDoc({cPath:cFileName, oDoc:this, bHidden:true});
// list source document fields
for (var i=0; i<docSource.numFields; i++) {
    var oFld = docSource.getField(docSource.getNthFieldName(i));
    // if the field exist in both documents
    if (docCible.getField(oFld.name) != null && docSource.getField(oFld.name) != null) {
        if (oFld.type == "button") {
            // import icon
            docCible.getField(oFld.name).buttonSetIcon(docSource.getField(oFld.name).buttonGetIcon()); 
        }
        else {
            // import data
            docCible.getField(oFld.name).value = docSource.getField(oFld.name).valueAsString;
        }
    }
}

[JR Boulay]

Arrgggllll…

I was hoping it would be a known issue.

I tried again: issue is on line 13

[Test Screen Name]

Is docSource.getField(oFld.name).buttonGetIcon() returning non-NULL?

[JR Boulay]

I will check.

I know that these 2 button fields exist in both documents and there is an icon/image in the source document field, but may be JavaScript can miss that…

[George_Johnson · Accepted solution]

It is a known issue, perhaps something related to security, though it could also be a bug. It simply doesn't work, though it seems like it should, and isn't documented as intentionally not allowed.

[JR Boulay]

Thank you George.

I guess you're right since I also tried as a trusted function and the error remains the same.

Is there another way for importing icons/images from one document to another?

Will importIcon fail too?

[JR Boulay]

Will importIcon fail too?

Answer is yes.