Re: PDF Javascript

The only thing I can think of is using PDF form of sometype, I have never used it, but could be possible to get somekind of input or something, Since PDF is a application and opened using Adobe reader I do not think you can use a client side script (I have been wrong before). what I would do if you need something more dynamic I would use a variable from the page serving the PDF and pass a variable or something and use API2 to print it to the pdf, its the only thing I can think of off the top of my head, Although I will look it up and see if I can fine something more like your looking for.

-----Original Message-----

From: Todd Hamilton

Sent: Aug 9, 2007 9:04 AM

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [perl-text-pdf-modules] PDF Javascript

Ben,

Thanks for that input. I will most likely do

something like that. It really does make sense to do

it that way. My goal though was to get an updated

date value without having to manipulate the pdf. My

thought is that if I have to update the pdf using

pdf::api2, then I (think) would have to have use a

server side printing method. (Which may be the way I

have to go anyway) I would rather do client side

printing. My pdfs are being served to the client in a

web page. I would like the users to just click print

from within the acrobat plugin. What do you think?

--- Ben <[email protected] > wrote:

---------------------------------

forgive me if I am not understanding what exactly you

want,

but if all you need is a date inside the pdf why not

do something like this

use PDF::API2;

use strict;

my $pdf = PDF::API2->new;

my $page = $pdf->page;

my $fontType = qq(Helvetica);

my %font = (

Helvetica => {

Bold =>

$pdf->corefont('Helvetica-Bold', -encoding =>

'latin1'),

Roman =>

$pdf->corefont('Helvetica', -encoding =>

'latin1'),

Italic =>

$pdf->corefont('Helvetica-Oblique', -encoding =>

'latin1'),

},

);

my $datestring = tdate();

newText($fontType, 'Bold', 14/pt, 'black', 7/mm,

270/mm, $datestring );

sub newText{

my $flashVars = $page->text;

$flashVars->font( $font{$_[0]}{$_[1]},

$_[2] );

$flashVars->fillcolor( $_[3] );

$flashVars->translate( $_[4], $_[5] );

$flashVars->text( $_[6] );

}

sub tdate {

@_ = localtime(shift || time);

return(sprintf("%02d:%02d %02d/%02d/%04d", @_[2,1],

$_[4]+1, $_[3], $_[5]+1900));

}

-----Original Message-----

From: "Mr. Shawn H. Corey"

Sent: Aug 7, 2007 6:53 PM

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [perl-text-pdf-modules] PDF Javascript

netarttodd wrote:

> I would like to use PDF::API2 to create a pdf that

includes

> javascript. What I am trying to actually accomplish

is have an

> updated print date appear at the bottom of the pdf

and updated each

> time the document is printed. I think it can be

done via javascript,

> but I don't know how to add the javascript code to

the pdf using

> PDF::API2. Thanks for you help.

I don't remember Javascript being mentioned inside

PDF. But you can look yourself at

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/pdf/pdf_reference.html

--

Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth,

Shawn

"For the things we have to learn before we can do

them, we learn by doing them."

Aristotle

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