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

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Using Commenting Tools

Saving Modified Files into the Primary Document

Once an attached file has been modified, it may be saved once again. To embed its

contents into the primary document, invoke the

getDataObjectContents

method in order to begin accessing its contents, and

setDataObjectContents

in order to save the modified contents, as shown in the code

this.importDataObject("myFile.txt", "/C/myFile.txt");

// access the FileStream (after which you may modify it):

var oFile = this.getDataObjectContents("myFile.txt");

var cFile = util.stringFromStream(oFile, "utf-8");

// now modify the string cFile

// Convert the modified string back to a FileStream:

oFile = util.streamFromString(cFile, "utf-8");

// Save the modified FileStream contents:

this.setDataObjectContents("myFile.txt", oFile);

Linking Between Files

You may set up links between files by setting the "Go to View" action of a link annotation. In

the case of nested PDF documents, intermediate documents automatically open. To use

Acrobat JavaScript to create a link, invoke the

method. To cause the

link to open a file, set the

action to open the file.

Deleting Attachments

You may use Acrobat JavaScript to remove a file attachment from a document by invoking

method, as shown in the code below:

this.removeDataObject("myAttachment");

Spell-checking in Comments and Forms

You may check the spelling of any word using the

This can be applied to any form field or annotation. First retrieve the contents, and submit

each word to the method.

Setting Spelling Preferences

To set the dictionary order, first retrieve the array of dictionaries using the

spellDictionaryOrder

property. Then modify the order of the array entries, and

assign the array to the same property. An array of currently available dictionaries can be

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