adobe-reader

Adobe Reader Command Line Reference

Is there any official command line (switches) reference for the different versions of Adobe (formerly Acrobat) Reader? I didn't find anything on www.adobe.com/devnet/, ... Especially I want to Start Reader and open a file Open a file at a specific position (page) Close Reader (or single file) ...

Is it possible to have a PDF file open at a predefined magnification in Adobe Reader?

We have a downloadable PDF file which looks great at 72% magnification in Adobe Reader and not so good at 101%. When downloaded and opened in the reader, its default magnification is 101%. Is there a way to define the default magnification in the PDF file itself so that we ensure the best user experience? Thank you! ...

FormCalc round to nearest quarter hour

I have this time sheet that has four "In" and four "Out" columns,and calculates hours worked in a two week pay period. There is a column on the right that calculates the hours worked for the day (see script below). I need it to round to the nearest quarter hour i.e., If an employee arrives or leaves between: ":00" to ":07" minutes afte...

Is there any jquery plugin/script to detect Adobe Reader on user system ?

Is there any jquery plugin/script to detect Adobe Reader on user system ? and it is not then show a message to download. Code should be compatible with all A-grade browsers. ...

Get path of file opened in Adobe Reader

Is it possible to retrieve the path of a pdf file opened in adobe reader using C# code? ...

Adobe Reader unable to open downloaded file in IE6

I'm working on a web app that allows users to downloaded dynamically generated PDF files. This works fine in IE8 and Firefox but fails in IE6 with Adobe Reader giving the message "there was an error opening this document. this file cannot be found" If I save the file to disk first then it opens fine in Reader. I've given the file a ...

Adobe Reader 9.0 memory leak while loading-unloading PDF files every one second indefinitely

I have c++ written MFC based application that has PDF object viewer as a part of the implementation. A whole thing works just fine with Adobe Reader 8.0. Once I switched to Adobe Reader 9.0 as a default PDF reader, I keep experiencing small memory leak that forces my application to crash within a half an hour of continuous loading-unload...

Using Javascript in Adobe Reader

Hi, I am currently using the following script for a few documents: var pp = this.getPrintParams(); pp.interactive = pp.constants.interactionLevel.automatic; this.print(pp); How do I add another command, say document.close() so that it reads the print function and then follows the close document last? Do I simply add the close command...

Adobe reader fails to open PDF files over 20MB from browsers

I'm serving PDFs over HTTP. I have adobe reader installed, and when I open a link to a PDF, the reader automatically starts within the browser (IE8, FF3, Chrome4). When I have larger PDFs (20+MB) it randomly fails to open them in Chrome and FF. I'd say it's about a 30% chance to fail. The failing doesn't happen on IE. There is no erro...

How to debug a corrupt pdf file?

Hi, im generating pdf files using a ruby library called "prawn". I have one particular file that seems to be considered "Corrupt" by adobe reader. It shows up fine in both preview and in adobe reader. It gives errors like: Sometimes I get: "Could not find the XObject named '%s'. Othertimes I get: "Could not find the XObject named "Im4"...

Detecting if Adobe Acrobat 9.3+ is already installed

I am using .NET Installer as a bootstrapper and I need to detect if Adobe Acrobat 9.3 or above is installed as a prerequisite. Currently I am using this registry to detect the installation: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\AdobeViewer\ELUA I simply check to see if the key exists. This has the following problems: ...

Adobe PDF Reader component (AcroPDF.dll) - is it possible to access table of contents and bookmarks from code?

I'm using the above DLL in my .NET project. It seems to make different functions accessible, but I can't find bookmarks and table of contents. Is it possible to access those? Also, any manuals/guides available for this component? ...

.NET programmatically locate text box in ActiveX control, modify its text and submit it

I have an ActiveX control (Adobe PDF Reader) with a toolbar. This control doesn't expose some functions available through toolbar (mainly search function). I'm looking for a way to programmatically locate Search field on the toolbar, enter the text and invoke search (equivalent of pressing Enter in this field). What's most accurate way t...

Adobe Reader Broswer Plug-in - Issues with files greater than 2mb

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone knew of any limitations with the Adobe Reader Browser plug-in. Currently I am experiencing issues when a visitor to my website is trying to open a PDF that is greater than 2mb in file size. I have thought about how to go about optimising my pdf's even more than they currently are but an struggling to f...

Generate PDF thumbnails in .NET without full Acrobat installed

I've seen various methods for generating thumbnails of PDF files in .NET, but unfortunately all of them require full version of Acrobat installed. Is there a way for getting them with free Adobe Reader or any other way? ...

Adobe Reader plugin eating certain keydown events only in Firefox 3.6

I seem to have exactly the same problem as this person: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/618752 He also has example code that purports to demonstrate the problem. Basically, I have a webpage consisting of 2 frames: in the right hand frame, a PDF, which my users all view in Adobe Reader (generally 9.3), and a left hand frame which contains...

Adobe Reader plugin forbids embedding PDFs from ouside domains

One part of web application is local digital signing using activex component. But I want to display a PDF that gets signed beforehand and after. Since documents can be quite large I would'n really want uploading them and then again downloading for displaying. Therefore I wanted to embed a PDF using local path (eg. file:///) but Adobe th...

Symbian Adobe Reader command line arguments

What is the correct command line format to have Adobe Reader open up a PDF automatically on a Symbian phone? For example, to load an image into image viewer it would be: - Z:\sys\bin\imageviewer.exe -file /E:\Data\image.jpg I have tried the same for Z:\sys\bin\AdobeReader.exe, however this doesn't work. Does anyone know the correct fo...

Restoring selected printer in Acrobat Reader after calling this.print from javascript

Is there a way to save off the current printer before printing and restore it after calling "this.print"? Our web application prints many reports. Most reports are generated and displayed in an iframe on the current web page being viewed. The user can then print by interacting with Adobe's menus. A small number of our reports need to p...