JavaScript Corner

Thom Parker is the president of WindJack Solutions, a software developer and a self-described adventurer. He’s also a prolific contributor to the Acrobat Community. In the JavaScript Corner, Thom will share tips, in-depth articles, and working examples on JavaScript topics to enlighten all levels of Acrobat users.

WindJack Solutions, Inc. offers custom development and consulting services, specializing in Acrobat JavaScript.

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JavaScript Tips and Tutorials

Using Trusted Functions
Since the time that scripting was added to Acrobat and PDF, security has been an issue of concern. With the growing ubiquity of the Internet, things are getting worse all the time.† Spam is all-pervasive and it seems that every day hackers come up with new ways to invade our computers. Fortunately, Acrobat JavaScript has always been a sandboxed environment where local file system access is heavily controlled, and certain types of potentially dangerous operations are restricted to a reasonably safe context.
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Automating bookmark creation with Acrobat JavaScript
PDF bookmarks are normally created during the conversion from the original format or manually in Acrobat. But there are some situations where neither of these methods is satisfactory.
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