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Graham van de Ruit
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pageToOpen for opening PDF not working

May 2, 2012 5:20 AM

Tags: #pdf #open_pdf #pagetoopen

Hi there

 

I’m trying to create a looping function that will open each page in a multi-page PDF, do some things, then save and close the document. However, the pageToOpen property of the PDFFileOptions object seems to be having no effect—I am prompted to select a page each time.

 

Here is my code so far:

 

var fileRef = File.openDialog('Please select the file to be imported:');

var pdfOptions = app.preferences.PDFFileOptions;

pdfOptions.pDFCropToBox = PDFBoxType.PDFBOUNDINGBOX;

 

for(i = 0; i < 10; i++){

    pdfOptions.pageToOpen = i + 1;

    if (fileRef != null) {

        var myDoc = open(fileRef, DocumentColorSpace.RGB);

    }

}

 

I’m using Illustrator CS4 on Windows 7.

 

I’d appreciate any insights.

392 Views   4 Replies   Latest reply: Graham van de Ruit, May 4, 2012 2:48 AM
 
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  • Muppet Mark
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    1. Muppet Mark,
    May 2, 2012 6:04 AM   in reply to Graham van de Ruit
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    Have you tried setting the application user interaction preference? You should also take a look at Carlos's script for AI pdfs…

     
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    2. Graham van de Ruit,
    May 2, 2012 9:55 AM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    Thanks for the reply, Mark.

     

    I haven't tried setting the application user interaction preference. How do I do this, and what does it accomplish?

     

    Do you have a link to Carlos's script?

     
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    3. Muppet Mark,
    May 2, 2012 10:52 AM   in reply to Graham van de Ruit
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    var uIL = userInteractionLevel;       
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
// Rest of your script goes between…
app.userInteractionLevel = uIL;

     

    Carlos… script is here…

     

    http://forums.adobe.com/thread/946055

     
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    4. Graham van de Ruit,
    May 4, 2012 2:48 AM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    Ah ha! The userInteractionLevel setting seems to fix it. Thank you!

     

    Carlos’s script looks handy—I’ve saved it for future use.

     

    Thanks for your help Mark.

     
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