Thanks Ralph. Bob S
> On Mar 13, 2015, at 14:07 , Ralph DiMola <rdim...@evergreeninfo.net> wrote: > > Bob, > > At RR 14 Mark and I tried to do this through VBS. As I recall we had some > success connecting to the JSO but could talk to Acrobat after the connection > was established. My hour with him was up and I have not revisited it since. > I will look for the VBS we were working on and see if I can get it to work. > When I find it I will send it to you and see if you can get any further. > > Ralph DiMola > IT Director > Evergreen Information Services > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf > Of Bob Sneidar > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 4:36 PM > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Re: [Semi-OT] Execute Javascript for Acrobat > > As it turns out, there is no way in Windows to send commands to Adobe > Acrobat, telling it to run a Javascript. And while there are tools for > development systems like Java and C++ to do so, there is no shell method to > do so. So apparently I will be stuck creating FDF files for the Windows > environment. It would have been nice if Livecode had a way to directly > communicate Javascript to other applications using the methods available, as > it can with Applescript, but now that the widget architecture is on the way, > perhaps someone will develop one. > > Bob S > > >> On Mar 4, 2015, at 08:56 , Bob Sneidar <bobsnei...@iotecdigital.com> > wrote: >> >> Hi all. >> >> I know there are people on the list who know if this can even be done, and > if so, how to do it. Presently to have a PDF fillable form open and > auto-fill with data, I must first set the PDF form up to import an FDF file > upon opening, and secondly I must create an FDF file for it to import, > populated with the values I want. >> >> All this I have working, but I have developed a method for doing this > directly from within my LC app without resorting to FDF files, but *only* > for the Mac. I want to also develop a method for use in Windows. But since > Windows has no built in equivalent to Inter-Application Communications (IAC > otherwise known as Applescript) I am wondering if there is a way to do this > via a shell command. I can execute Javascript alright by using wscript.exe, > but how to get the message to Acrobat or Reader? >> >> Bob S >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
