How to add javascript code to execute on starup in PDF document using Bytescout.PDF library

Bytescout.PDF library for .NET

For HTML2PDF and XML2PDF solution check our PDFDoc Scout ActiveX library instead

How to add javascript function code to execute when PDF document is opened in PDF viewer (Adobe Reader or another)

This sample source demonstrates simple javascript function added into PDF document generated with Bytescout.PDF library

Download example source code: bytescoutpdf_add_javascript_to_execute_on_startup.zip (3 KB)

screenshot of PDF document with javascript executed on document startup

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace DemoProject
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create main PDF Doc Engine
PDFDocEngine engine = new PDFDocEngine("demo", "demo");
// Add new document
Document document = engine.AddDocument();
// Append new page to the document
Page page = document.AddPage(PageSizeType.A3, PageOrientationType.LandScape);
document.AddStartupJavaScript("Demo", "app.alert('HelloWorld');");
// Save document
document.Save("AddStartupJavaScript.pdf");
}
}

Download example source code: bytescoutpdf_add_javascript_to_execute_on_startup.zip (3 KB)

For HTML2PDF and XML2PDF solution check our PDFDoc Scout ActiveX library instead

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