Retrieve path of pdf open in Acrobat DC in C#

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December 29, 2017
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In c#, I have handle of Acrobat DC process instance running, I simply want to traverse through details of PDF documents that are open in it, and retrieve path of all those PDFs using Acrobat DC SDK (InterApplicationCommunication).

For this to start with I went through SDK documentation and Samples provided along with it, but samples are not working, Acrobat.dll included in references is missing, so I went through process mentioned in documentation to add reference but Unable to find Acrobat.dll at Project -> Add Rerences... -> COM, I had installed Acrobat Reader DC v2018.009.20050

Note: I am using VS2013 or VS2015, both of them giving same problem

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Found it! you have to bridge to JavaScript and use doc.path. See https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/file-paths-acrobat-javascript for a discussion of Acrobat paths.

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Which part of the answers are not clear? We would only type it out again, because for us that’s the answer.

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I think the discussions covered it all.

zhiwei123

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But I still don't know how to do it with c#. Help me. Thanks.

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One more step closer,

I am able to retrieve

Type PDFType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("AcroExch.App");
CAcroApp AcroAppObj = Activator.CreateInstance(PDFType) as CAcroApp;

AcroAppObj.Show();

CAcroAVDoc AvDocObj = AcroAppObj.GetActiveDoc() as CAcroAVDoc;

CAcroPDDoc PdDocObj = AvDocObj.GetPDDoc() as CAcroPDDoc;

Now I have CAcroPDDoc object, but still unable find any library function which returns Path of document, could you please help in this.

Type PDFType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("AcroExch.App");
CAcroApp AcroAppObj = Activator.CreateInstance(PDFType) as CAcroApp;

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Found it! you have to bridge to JavaScript and use doc.path. See https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/file-paths-acrobat-javascript for a discussion of Acrobat paths.

zhiwei123

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Have you got the path yet? How to get？ help me! Thanks

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To use this API you need to know how to use general COM objects in your chosen language. If you are unsure, you should find example on the web of people who have worked out how to use the AcroExch objects from C#. C# was not a target language when the API was created and Adobe do not provide examples of its use.

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Thanks for clearing that up. The Acrobat SDK is mainly a tool to sell Acrobat, not for people only with Reader. A few of the IAC interfaces using DDE are available for free but nothing to do what you want. You (and each user using any app you make) must license Acrobat.