Is It Possible to Interface With Adobe Reader

JeffreyWalters · 09-20-2008, 03:54 AM

Hello everyone,

This is my first post here and I'm trying to gain some knowledge, education and maybe even some advice.

What I'm hoping to learn is if it's possible to develop what I would consider to be a software application that would interface with "Adobe Reader", something that would add a particular function to the Adobe Reader and allow the graphical changes to be saved on the users document (without changing the content of the document).

I hope you can understand basically what I'm trying to describe, as I don't possess the technical knowledge to understand and relate to things in terms of "code".

I hope I'm being clear enough to explain what I am looking for, if not please ask questions and I'll try to explain more clearly.

Basically I am trying to find out what type of "code" Adobe Reader is written in and if it's possible to interface with it graphically and then save the results to a document on my machine.

I hope I'm not being too cryptic but this is an idea I have for a product and I am trying to find out if it's feasable or not.

Thanks for all your help and advice,

Jeff Walters

Sean Kelly · 10-14-2008, 10:42 AM

Hi Jeff, yes it is possible.

You can add new menu items (for example) by inserting a tiny piece of Javascript code into one of the Adobe reader's installation folders.

eg:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Javascripts

You can also develop plugins for Adobe Reader and you must register their name to ensure it does not clash with an existing plugin. It's all free as long as you do not try to create DRM (digital rights management) tools in which case Adobe will require you to pay $50k per annum in licensing fees.

Sean

09-20-2008, 03:54 AM	#1
JeffreyWalters Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is It Possible to Interface With Adobe Reader Hello everyone, This is my first post here and I'm trying to gain some knowledge, education and maybe even some advice. What I'm hoping to learn is if it's possible to develop what I would consider to be a software application that would interface with "Adobe Reader", something that would add a particular function to the Adobe Reader and allow the graphical changes to be saved on the users document (without changing the content of the document). I hope you can understand basically what I'm trying to describe, as I don't possess the technical knowledge to understand and relate to things in terms of "code". I hope I'm being clear enough to explain what I am looking for, if not please ask questions and I'll try to explain more clearly. Basically I am trying to find out what type of "code" Adobe Reader is written in and if it's possible to interface with it graphically and then save the results to a document on my machine. I hope I'm not being too cryptic but this is an idea I have for a product and I am trying to find out if it's feasable or not. Thanks for all your help and advice, Jeff Walters

10-14-2008, 10:42 AM	#2
Sean Kelly Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 750 Thanks: 5 Thanked 34 Times in 24 Posts Contact Info	Re: Is It Possible to Interface With Adobe Reader Hi Jeff, yes it is possible. You can add new menu items (for example) by inserting a tiny piece of Javascript code into one of the Adobe reader's installation folders. eg: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Javascripts You can also develop plugins for Adobe Reader and you must register their name to ensure it does not clash with an existing plugin. It's all free as long as you do not try to create DRM (digital rights management) tools in which case Adobe will require you to pay $50k per annum in licensing fees. Sean
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