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1. Re: Automate PDF comparison
lrosenth Feb 10, 2014 5:20 AM (in response to magesh)There is a C/C++ API available to plugins to Acrobat for this.
However, Acrobat CANNOT be used in a server or unattended environment (except for very special cases).
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2. Re: Automate PDF comparison
magesh Feb 10, 2014 9:15 PM (in response to lrosenth)Hi Irosenth,
Thanks for your response. Can you please provide me the details of the API or any link which helps me to implement the functionalities in ACROBAT PRO.
Thanks,
Magesh
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3. Re: Automate PDF comparison
Test Screen Name Feb 11, 2014 12:13 AM (in response to magesh)Do you need this to run unattended? Or is it OK to run with a click once a file is open?
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4. Re: Automate PDF comparison
magesh Feb 11, 2014 12:45 AM (in response to Test Screen Name)I want it to run this unattended, means i will provide two folder location with bunch of PDF files. The plugin should take two pdf files with same name from those two folders, compare it and store the report in different folder which should also be configurable.
I am not clear with "run with a click once a file is open". Can you please elaborate it?
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5. Re: Automate PDF comparison
Test Screen Name Feb 11, 2014 1:51 AM (in response to magesh)The normal way to use the SDK and plug-ins is that
1. You open a file.
2. You use a UI element in Acrobat (for example a menu item or button), which runs a routine in your plug-in.
3. Some process is done to the current file.
Now, it is entirely possible to have a plug-in which does more than this. For example,
1. You click a button, which runs a routine in your plug-in.
2. The routine reads a list of files.
3. Each file is opened, processed, saved, closed.
This is fine too.
But what do you mean by "unattended". This is crucial. For example do you mean one of these
* overnight, on your own computer, the plug-in "wakes up" somehow and processes a list of files.
* on a server, once a day, the plug-in "wakes up" somehow and processes a list of files.
* on a server, the plug-in wakes up because a client somewhere sent a file, and the plug-in does something
* something else completely.
Please give details of your requirements, so we can give the appropriate advice, and tell whether Acrobat is suitable to your needs.
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6. Re: Automate PDF comparison
magesh Feb 14, 2014 6:13 PM (in response to Test Screen Name)The below given requirement provided by you is what exactly I am needed for
PDF comparision
Now, it is entirely possible to have a plug-in which does more than this.
For example,
1. You click a button, which runs a routine in your plug-in.
2. The routine reads a list of files.
3. Each file is opened, processed, saved, closed.
This is fine too.
On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Test Screen Name
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7. Re: Automate PDF comparison
yoyodao Jun 13, 2014 2:33 PM (in response to magesh)hi, magesh,
we are looking to implement a similar plugin with adobe sdk 8. Could you share the progress of your plugin project? was your routine ran successully? which sdk version did you use? and is there any compatibility issues of running in the latest adobe XI version? Your experience will be invaluable for our project, which is just getting started.



