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How to install JavaScript filesHow toinstall JavaScriptsupport files

D. P.Story

Copyright ©2021

Last RevisionDate: June18, 2021Version 1.0

How to install JavaScript files2

1. Introduction

Because someof theAcrobatJavaScript methodshave securityrestrictions, they canbe onlyexecuted inthe consolewindow, oras partof abatch sequence, orfrom theJavaScript folderreserved byAcrobatfor thatuse.

The developer(of L

A

TEX packagesor PDFform documents)may wantto use

these restrictedJavaScript methodsas partof documentassembly. Touse the restrictedmethods, theymust becalled fromthe user JavaScriptfolder .

The scriptsare containedin a

JSfile thatAcrobatreads whenit firststarts

up. In thisarticle, weprovide detailedsteps forlocating theuser JavaScript folder ofAcrobatand forinstalling JavaScriptfiles inthat folder.Vari- ous packagesdistributed bypackage authorD. P.Story (notablyacrotex, aeb_pro ,thorshammer, anddocassembly), usethe JavaScriptfiles aeb.js andaeb_pro.js, whichare placedin theuser JavaScriptfolder. Itis impor- tant tocorrectly installthese filesfor thepackages listedabove tofunction as expected. Other JavaScriptfiles maybe placedin thefolder aswell, forexample, theconfig.jsfile isone thatis commonlyused forgeneral purposes. Before weget started,if youare usinga versionof Acrobatprior tover- sion 8.1,you neednot readany further.The securityrestrictions described below werenot ineffect forthose versions.

2. Installingthe JavaScriptsupport “les

The functionalityof AeB(acrotex) andAeB Pro(aeb_pro, aswell asother packages, depends,to someextent,ontheproperinstallation oftheirJavaScript support files. €AeB: Forauthors usingthe dvips+Acrobat Distillerworkflow,aeb.js is required;this fileis notused bypd"atexorxelatexusers. €AeB Pro: Forauthors usingthe dvips+Acrobat Distillerworkflow, aeb_pro.jsis required;for authorsthat preferpd"atex,lualatex,or xelatexas the

PDFcreatorand whoown theAcrobatapplication, the

aeb_pro.jsis requiredwith theuseacrobatoption ofAeB Pro. When using thenoprooption ofAeB Pro, theJavaScript fileaeb_pro.jsis not used. €Forthorshammeranddocassembly,aeb_pro.jsis requiredto bein- stalled. The placementof theJavaScript fileshas changedover theyears andis a function ofthe versionnumber ver. StartAcrobatand openthe console debugger windowby pressingCtrl+J(forWindows OS)orCmd+J(forMac OS ). Nowexecute thecode app.getPath("user")in theconsole window. How to install JavaScript filesSection 2:Installing theJavaScript supportfiles 3 To dothis, pressthe getPathbutton providedbelow, whichcopies thenec- essary codeto theconsole window. app.getPath("user"); (1) With thecursor onthe linecontaining thescript, pressthe Ctrl+Enter(for

Windows OS

)or Cmd+Enter(forMac OS) key.This willexecute theJavaScript and returnthe 'root"path tothe user"sapplication datafor Acrobat. The restof theinstructions dependon youroperating system,Windows orMac.

2.1. Forusers ofWindows OS

There areseveral cases,jump tothe numberedparagraph thatdescribes your version( ver )ofAcrobat. Forver,8.1ver<10.1.1.For theWindows OS, executingthe script in display( 1 ) returnsa stringof theform: 1 /C/Users/ username /AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Acrobat/ ver (2) Navigate tothis folderlocation. Thecorrect locationfor the

JSfiles isin

theJavaScriptssubfolder. Ifthe folderdoes notexist, createit. Thefinal path forthe JavaScriptsupport filesis then /C/Users/ username /AppData/Roaming/Adobe/

Acrobat/

ver /JavaScripts Finally, copyaeb.js(if applicable)and/or aeb_pro.js(if applicable)into this folder.Close Acrobat, thenext timeAcrobatis started,it willread in the

JSfiles.

Forver,10.1.1ver<12.For theseversions ofAcrobatsecurity has havetightened upeven more;the JavaScriptsfolder isnow asub- folder ofa specialPrivilegedfolder. Executeapp.getPath("user")in the consolewindow, asin display( 1 ). Themethod bringsback astring similar tothe onein display( 2 ). Thecorrect pathis obtainedby simply insertingPrivilegedinto thepath indisplay (2), betweenAcrobatand ver , asdisplayed below. /C/Users/ username /AppData/Roaming/Adobe/

Acrobat/

Privileged

ver /JavaScripts But thisis amere descriptionof thecorrect location,the pathmust exist! The pathmust becreated, ifit doesnot alreadyexist. Navigate tothe folder,one folderabove thepath shownin display( 2), that is,navigate to, /C/Users/ username /AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Acrobat/ 1

This stringis forWindows OSbeyondWinXP.

How to install JavaScript filesSection 2:Installing theJavaScript supportfiles 4 If aPrivilegedfolder exists,enter intoit; otherwise,create it,then enter it. /C/Users/ username Now createa foldernamed ?ver?, unlessit alreadyexists, andenter it.The version isalways themajor release8.0,9.0,10.0,or11.0. /C/Users/ username /AppData/Roaming/Adobe/

Acrobat/Privileged/

ver Finally, createthe JavaScriptfolder, unlessit alreadyexists, toobtain the final pathto theuser folderJavaScripts: /C/Users/ username /AppData/Roaming/Adobe/

Acrobat/Privileged/

ver /JavaScripts Copyaeb.js(if applicable)and/or aeb_pro.js(if applicable)into this folder. CloseAcrobat, thenext timeAcrobatis started,it willread inthe JS files. For?ver?,?ver?>12.Beginning withthe nextmajor versionfollowing version 11,Adobe changedits versioningscheme. Thereare nowtwo tracks, subscriptionandclassic(also calledperpetual). Forsubscription, thever- sion, asI understandit, willalways beDC(Document Cloud),and forthe classic, forwhich you"vepurchased aperpetual license, the?ver?is acalen- dar year.The firstclassic versionis 2015, thenext oneis mostlikely 2017, since majorreleases occurabout everytwo years.

Execute thecode ofdisplay (

1 ) bypressing thebutton providedto obtain a pathof theform, /C/Users/ username /AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Acrobat/DC for thesubscription licenseor, /C/Users/ username /AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Acrobat/2015 for theclassic (orperpetual) license.Of course,this lastpath isfor thefirst classic version. Now, toobtain thepath tothe JavaScriptsfolder, followthe instruc- tions fornumbered paragraph , butwith ?ver?equal toeither DCor2015 (a calendaryear).

2.2. Forusers ofMac OS

Mac OSdoes nothave thesecurity restrictionsthat Windows OSdoes, as described inparagraphs and.

Follow theinstructions ofparagraph

, byfirst pressingthe buttonpro- vided indisplay ( 1 ), then,in theconsole window,execute thisscript as described inthe paragraphfollowing display( 1 ). Afterworking through one obtainsany ofthe followingpaths dependingon theversion (?ver?) you are using:

For?ver?=8.0,9.0,10.0,11.0:

How to install JavaScript files5

/Users/ user /Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/

Acrobat/

ver /JavaScripts

For?ver?>12, thepath is,

/Users/ user /Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/

Acrobat/DC/JavaScripts

for asubscription license,and, /Users/ user /Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/

Acrobat/2015/JavaScripts

or moregenerally, /Users/ user /Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/

Acrobat/

year /JavaScripts for theperpetual license. In allcases, ifthe JavaScriptsfolder doesnot exist,it mustbe created.

Copy any

JSsupport filesinto theJavaScriptsfolder. Thescript filesare read thenext timeAcrobatis started.

3. Testingthe placementof theJavaScript supportfiles

Assuming youhave successfullyfollowed theinstructions andcreated the JavaScriptsfolder, testthe validityof whatyou havedone byclosing Acrobatthen openingit again.Open theconsole window( Ctrl+JorCmd+J, forMac OS) andexecute thiscommand inthe consolewindow: app.getPath("user","javascript"); If youhave followedthe instructions,the returnstring shouldread thecom- plete pathto theJavaScriptsfolder.quotesdbs_dbs6.pdfusesText_11

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