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Execute PDF form script from outside environment

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Mar 11, 2019 Mar 11, 2019

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Hello all,

I've got a question about PDF forms and scripts.

Can I execute a custom made script inside a PDF form without opening the PDF.

Example:

I've got a PDF form with x-amount of text fields and y-amount buttons. I made a script (button) that converts all the text fields to read-only and removes all buttons from sight. Is it possible to execute this script(/button) without opening the PDF?

Looking forward to you answer

Sincerely

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Not with any Adobe application. I don't see how this is going to work, honestly. What exactly are you trying to achieve?

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First of all, thanks for the quick response.

I am trying to automate the "Set to read-only and remove buttons" action for multiple forms without opening them all one by one.

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I am not looking for an adobe program to perform this action but just want to know if I can access this script from outside the PDF in any way

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There's no need to access a script to do that. Any PDF library worth its salt should allow you to do it directly.

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Do you have any suggestions where to find a (preferably free) PDF library?

I can work in the following languages:

- Visual Basic .NET

- Visual C++

- Visual C# .NET

(I am limited by the programming languages of Solidworks PDM)

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No, sorry, I don't use any of these languages.

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