Stimulating key press with javascript under a button in pdf

[arvindkumar7]

Hi All,

Can it be possible to stimulate key press using acrobat javascript under a button?

For ex. I click a button and that work as Atl + F ( file menu ) or win + R ( run dialog) on windows.

Hope this is clear.

Thanks

Arvind

[try67 · Accepted solution]

No, it's not possible.

[arvindkumar7]

Thank you Gilad for you immediate reply. I believe you are right but still wanted to confirm from an expert.

Regards

Arvind

[gkaiseril]

Acrobat and Reader are very well isolated from the OS so that rouge code within JavaScript cannot access the OS. This is called "sandboed", just like a child's sandbox does not change the real world.

If you need this, then you will have to create an executable add-in that each user must manually install and accept the risk of the code or program being malicious. You will need a complied computer language and the Acrobat SDK to write the code and register with Adobe to distribute such code.

[arvindkumar7]

Thank for this explanation sir.