Acrobat JavaScript, Introduction to Acrobat JavaScript, Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide

Acrobat JavaScript Overview

Acrobat JavaScript Object Summary

object, available only in Acrobat Professional, to optionally control the

JavaScript debugger from a command line standpoint while the application is not

executing a modal dialog box. The

object methods offer the same functionality as the

buttons in the JavaScript debugger dialog toolbar, which permit stepwise execution,

setting, removing, and inspecting breakpoints, and quitting the debugger.

object is a static object available within Acrobat Professional that is used to

access the JavaScript console for displaying debug messages and executing JavaScript. It

does not function in Adobe Reader or Acrobat Standard. It is useful as a debugging aid and

as a means of interactively testing code.

object is used to store data that is persistent across invocations of Acrobat or

shared by multiple documents. Global data sharing and notification across multiple

documents is done through a subscription mechanism, which enables monitoring of

global variables and reporting of their values to all subscribing documents. In addition,

may be used to store information that pertains to a group of documents, a

situation that occurs when a batch sequence runs. For example, batch sequence code often

stores the total number of documents to be processed as a property of

information about the documents needs to be stored in a

object, it is assigned to a

set of properties within

so it is accessible to the

object is a static JavaScript object that defines a number of utility methods and

convenience functions for number and date formatting and parsing. It can also be used to

convert information between rich content and XML representations.

object is an object literal used by the

to present a modal dialog box identical in appearance and behavior to those used across all

Adobe applications. The

object literal consists of a set of event handlers and

properties which determine the behavior and contents of the dialog box, and may be

comprised of the following elements: push buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, listboxes,

textboxes, popup controls, and containers and frames for sets of controls.

Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide