Batch PDF processing for enabling commenting in acrobat reader

[Craig Ede]

I was too breezily optimistic in saying of what is possible using Actions
based on my reading of Sahlin's book. I'm still not *absolutely* sure this
is impossible, but if it is possible the solution is not as obvious as I had
assumed. (I've taken another look at the book at my local B&N, and the tie
between the  Ch. 14 "Batch Process..." and Ch. 9 "Review PDF Documents" is
not made in the way I recollected.  There is a discussion of PDF
optimization via batch that allows choosing which versions of Reader will be
allowed to open the output file, but that is not with comments enabled.)

 

However, maybe there is a simpler solution. Doesn't just saving a FM file as
a PDF using File>SaveAs Review  PDF>Enable Commenting in Reader accomplish
what is wanted?  If saved that way to begin with, there is no need to batch
the resulting PDFs. Someone more familiar with Extendscript than I might
also comment on the feasibility of using that to operate on a series of FM
files in a folder to accomplish this SaveAs function.

 

I promise (once again!) to restrain myself in future.

 

Irrepressibly,

 

Craig

 

From: Rick Quatro [mailto:rick at rickquatro.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 8:47 PM
To: 'Craig Ede'; jaloren at gmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Batch PDF processing for enabling commenting in acrobat reader

 

Hi Craig,

 

As far as I can tell, there is no way to enable Reader rights via JavaScript
or Acrobat Actions. If you know of a specific way, please let us know.
Thanks.

 

Rick Quatro

Carmen Publishing Inc.

585-659-8267

rick at frameexpert.com

http://www.frameexpert.com

 

 

 

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Craig Ede
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2:48 PM
To: jaloren at gmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Batch PDF processing for enabling commenting in acrobat reader

 

There is scripting functionality in Acrobat X that allows this. Check out
the docs that came with your software. You can also find out how to do such
scripting in:

How to do everything. Adobe Acrobat X  by Doug Sahlin (available at my local
library)

 

It all done in the Action Wizard section of the Tools tab on the top right
side of the Acrobat X interface. Such actions can be done on open files,
folders or a selection of files. A number of prefab actions are there, but
you can modify them or make your own. Fiddling around in there for a couple
of minutes should get you a usable script.

 

Good Luck,

 

Craig Ede

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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:53:54 -0600
Subject: Batch PDF processing for enabling commenting in acrobat reader
From: jaloren at gmail.com
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com; TCS-Users at googlegroups.com

Hi all,

I have TCS 3.5. I am using FrameMaker 10 and Adobe Acrobat Pro X. When I
publish my documentation, I would like people to review the PDFs by putting
comments in acrobat reader. To do this, I have to go into each PDF and
select File > Save As > Reader Extended PDF >  Enable Commenting and
Measuring.  Is there any way to turn this into a batch process that will
automatically convert all the PDFs in a single folder?

Thanks,
Joseph Lorenzini

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