using external object

[Guest]

hi,

i want to use external object from the form javascript (something like CreateObject).

is it possible?

[Bernd Alheit]

What want you create?

[Guest]

object that i created.

[Bernd Alheit]

So the object is already created?

[Guest]

the object is mine.

i want to know how to use it with the javascript.

[Test Screen Name]

What sort of object? Database entity? File? COM component? PDF XObject? Something else?

[Guest]

Com Object

[Bernd Alheit]

Not possible with Acrobat JavaScript. You can create it with a plug-in (written in C/C++).

[Guest]

can i call to specific url and get answer from the url?

[Bernd Alheit]

Look for SOAP in the Acrobat JavaScript Reference.

[Guest]

hi,

what am i doing wrong in this script?

im trying to show the string that i get from the URL.

GetURLText("http://www.od.co.il/smartupdate/smartupdateservice.svc/web/time");

function GetURLText (cURL)

{

var params =

{

   cVerb: "GET",

   cURL: cURL,

   oHandler:

   {

     response: function(msg, uri, err)

     {

       app.alert(msg);

     }

   }

};

Net.HTTP.request(params);

}

[try67]

I think it works... Just change this line:

app.alert(msg);

To:

app.alert(msg.read());

And you'll see the actual value of the ReadStream variable...

[Test Screen Name]

And if not, check the JavaScript console for error messages.

[Guest]

the code below worked for me.

thanks for the answers.

GetURLText(url);

function GetURLText (cURL)

{

var params =

{

   cVerb: "GET",

   cURL: cURL,

   oHandler:

   {

     response: function(msg, uri, err)

     {

         var stream = msg;

         var string = "";

         string = SOAP.stringFromStream( stream );

         app.alert(string);

     }

   }

};

Net.HTTP.request(params);

}

[Guest]

now i have a new problem.

when i move the file to a new location the code is not working.

i think it has to do with security.

any ideas how to fix this?

the script is supposed to run from a script that is written in a button action.

[Test Screen Name]

What are tour symptoms when you move the file? Please copy/paste from JavaScript consoke if applicable.

[Guest]

there are no real symptoms, the code just don't work.

i have read about it a little bit and found that i need to put the code in folder level.

i did that and still the "Net.HTTP.request(params)" doesn't work.

[Guest]

when i put the code in the javascript console, it works.

when i try to use it in acrobat reader, its not working.

the code from the console is:

cURL = "http://www.od.co.il/smartupdate/smartupdateservice.svc/web/time";

var params =

{

   cVerb: "GET",

   cURL: cURL,

   oHandler:

   {

     response: function(msg, uri, err)

     {

         var stream = msg;

         var string = "";

         string = SOAP.stringFromStream( stream );

         app.alert(string);

     }

   }

};

Net.HTTP.request(params);

[Test Screen Name]

What does it say in the JavaScript console when it FAILS, in Reader?  This is fundamental, always check for errors. Also, did you check the security notes and Quick Bar in the JS API?

[Guest]

NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.

Net.HTTP.request:21:Console undefined:Exec

[Test Screen Name]

Ok, as I suspected. Now, have you checked the Quick Bar and security notes for reasons to fail?

[Guest]

how do i check that?

[Bernd Alheit]

Read the documentation in the Acrobat JavaScript Reference.

[Test Screen Name]

The quick bar is a box at the top of each method description. You need to check it for every method you plan to use.

[Guest]

hi,

on Net.HTTP.request it has S tag.

does it mean i cant use it in acrobat reader?