Using Acrobat javascript to write a text file

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I am using acrobat XI to write some script. What I would like to do is 1) get the current processed pdf file name and 2) just simply output a text file

var textValue = "test";
var doc = this.createDataObject({cName: "test.txt", cValue: textValue});
this.exportDataObject({cName: "test.txt", nLaunch:0});

This is working , but I would like to provided a fixed path , I tried saveAs but it seems only for pdf , exportAsText not working as well.

Are there any way to fix it? thanks

Flashdevelop setup prompts you to install flex framework for you. Try using that instead. Or else set the framework's path in the properties. — loxxy
– loxxy, Commented Dec 3, 2012 at 5:07

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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Official documentation says:

Example: Save the current document in rich text format:

this.saveAs("/c/myDocs/myDoc.rtf", "com.adobe.acrobat.rtf");

I guess you can replace RTF format with TXT (com.adobe.acrobat.plain-text):

this.saveAs("test.txt", "com.adobe.acrobat.plain-text"); // try this

edited Jun 20, 2020 at 9:12

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