How call multiple pdf's

[suemo22]

Hi,

I have a variable called ODoc which is the current pdf and calls a global function which places a label on it based on input into a dialogue (code not shown):

var oDoc = event.target;  

        global.DoPlaceDocNumbers(oDoc)

However, I would like it to call all the pdf's in the batch so the labels can be applied all at the same time.

I have posted this question before and received an answer about calling all the pdf's at once and then performing the action.  I have been researching this to see if there is an "event.all" (or something similar) which I did not see and then tried using a for loop to accomplish this but have not been successful:

var oDoc = event.target;

for (var i=0; i<oDoc; i++)

global.DoPlaceDocNumbers(oDoc)

[Bernd Alheit]

Want you place the labels on all open documents?

[suemo22]

All the documents would not be open.  They would have been selected as a part of the batch record selection of the action wizard. Only the 1st document would be opened to initiate the action wizard.

Selection of Documents:

Action Wizard Steps:

[Bernd Alheit]

In the Action Wizard you can use:

global.DoPlaceDocNumbers(this),

[suemo22]

I tried it but it did not work.  It just labels the open document.  Any other ideas?

[Bernd Alheit]

No, I know nothing about your function.

[suemo22]

I think a simpler way of asking this is how do I collect all docs (e.g., pdf1, pdf2, pdf2, etc.) and save them as global variables? Can you show me a simple example? Right now, the javascript only runs on event.target (or current document).

[Test Screen Name]

We shouldn't need to guess what you are doing to answer your question!

When you do an action, a piece of script is run for each file separately. You want to run a dialog once? Run it the first time and set a global flag (but expect to have to quit Acrobat to clear the global flag).

[Test Screen Name]

By the way, I guess you might be refusing to include your script either because it is sensitive - this is wise - or because it is large - this is good because we won't read a big script.

The solution is to make a very, very short similar script which has the same sort of effect and issues and show us that.

[suemo22]

Per the suggestion, here is a stripped down version of the script where I tried to make it still execute the labeling function even when the dialogue is not evoked again (see blue txt).  Why?  B/c I don't want the user to have to click the "ok" button for each pdf to apply the label.  I just want the user to click "ok" once and then it labels all the pdf's (pdf 1, pdf 2, pdf 3, etc.) which were selected in the action.

//Function DocNumActionDlg

  var DoNumActionDlg = app.trustedFunction(function()      //Opens dialogue where "ok" button to apply label exists

  {

   app.beginPriv();

   return app.execDialog(global.DocNumAction);

   app.endPriv();

   });

//Function DoPlaceDocNumbers (labels Label Content, doc num, and pages numbers for each document)

   global.DoPlaceDocNumbers = app.trustedFunction(function(oOrigDoc)

.

.// Setup

    var oDoc = event.target;               //current pdf document (SCS)

    var cRtn = DoNumActionDlg();      //Dialogue with"ok" button to apply labels.

     if ("ok" == cRtn)                            //if user clicks "ok" initiates DoPlaceDocNumbers funtion (above) on current pdf

        {

         //Setup Initial Doc Number

          if(global.DocNumAction.bIncludePageNum)

            global.DoPlaceDocNumbers(oDoc);

         //Increment Doc Number if applicable so can get ready for next pdf document as loops again

          if(global.DocNumAction.bIncludeDocNum)

           {

           global.DocNumAction.nCurrentDocNum++;

           }

        }

      else if "ok" != cRtn)  //Here is where i need help b/c this statement does not work. If code sees no dialogue (which I did on purpose), I still want it to label subsequent pdf's.

       global.DoPlaceDocNumbers(oDoc);

        }

[suemo22]

figured this out.  I have to call the action on the hidden files and then it bypasses the dialogue:

if (this.hidden)

      {

  global.DoPlaceDocNumbers(this);

  global.DocNumAction.nCurrentDocNum++;

        global.DocNumAction.strInitDocNum = global.DocNumAction.nCurrentDocNum.toString();

        }

else

    // Setup

    {var oDoc = event.target; //current pdf document (SCS)

[Bernd Alheit]

In one action you can collect the docs in a global array. In a other action you can use this array.