ByteScout PDF SDK – VBScript and VB6 – Add JavaScript Action in PDF

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ByteScout PDF SDK – VBScript and VB6 – Add JavaScript Action in PDF

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How to add javascript action in PDF in VBScript and VB6 using ByteScout PDF SDK

This code in VBScript and VB6 shows how to add javascript action in PDF with this how to tutorial

Add javascript action in PDF is easy to implement in VBScript and VB6 if you use these source codes below. What is ByteScout PDF SDK? It is the component to help programmers in generating new pdf files, modifying and updating existing pdf documents or pdf forms. Provides support for auto-filling pdf forms, adding text with adjustable font, style, size, font family, new form fields, vector and raster drawings. It can help you to add javascript action in PDF in your VBScript and VB6 application.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout PDF SDK for VBScript and VB6 plus the instruction and the code below will help you quickly learn how to add javascript action in PDF. In your VBScript and VB6 project or application you may simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Use of ByteScout PDF SDK in VBScript and VB6 is also explained in the documentation included along with the product.

Trial version of ByteScout PDF SDK can be downloaded for free from our website. It also includes source code samples for VBScript and VB6 and other programming languages.

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JavaScriptAction.vbs

      ' This example demonstrates how to add JavaScript actions to document events.

' Create Bytescout.PDF.Document object
Set pdfDocument = CreateObject("Bytescout.PDF.Document")
pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"
pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"

Set comHelpers = pdfDocument.ComHelpers

' Add page
Set page1 = comHelpers.CreatePage(comHelpers.PAPERFORMAT_A4)
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page1)

' Add action to document open event
Set onOpenDocument = comHelpers.CreateJavaScriptAction("app.alert(""OnOpenDocument"",3)")
pdfDocument.OnOpenDocument = onOpenDocument

' Add action to document close event
Set onBeforeClosing = comHelpers.CreateJavaScriptAction("app.alert(""OnBeforeClosing"",3)")
pdfDocument.OnBeforeClosing = onBeforeClosing

' Save document to file
pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf")

' Open document in default PDF viewer app
Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
shell.Run "result.pdf", 1, false