Scripts Outside Pdf Files; Call Stack List - Adobe 12001196 - Acrobat - Mac Manual

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Location
Document actions Advanced > JavaScript > Set Document Actions
Page actions
Forms
Bookmarks
Links
Form Editing mode — To switch to form editing mode, you need to access Acrobat's
Advanced Editing toolbar. If the Advanced Editing toolbar is not visible, choose Tools >
Advanced Editing > Show Advanced Editing Toolbar. You may want to dock this toolbar,
as you will be using it frequently when you write scripts.

Scripts Outside PDF Files

Scripts outside of Acrobat are also listed in the Scripts window and are available for
debugging in Acrobat.
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Folder level
Console
Batch
Folder-level scripts normally can be viewed and debugged but not edited in Acrobat.
Console and batch processing scripts are not visible to the debugger until they are
executed. For this reason, you cannot set breakpoints prior to executing these scripts. You
can access the scripts either using the Debug From Start option or by using the debugger
keyword. See

Call Stack List

To the right of the debugger control buttons is the is the Call Stack List. The Call Stack
drop-down list displays the current scope of execution in a script. See
entries are displayed in the call stack, you are currently stopped in the debugger. Each text
Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide
3.3 Scripts inside PDF files
Access
Click the page on the Pages tab; select Options > Page Properties
Double-click the form object in form editing mode (see below) to
bring up the Form Properties dialog
Click the bookmark on the Bookmarks tab; select Options >
Bookmark Properties
Double-click the link object in form editing mode to bring up the
Link Properties dialog
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3.4 Scripts outside PDF files
Access
Stored as JavaScript (.js) files in App or User folder areas
Typed and evaluated in the console window
Choose Advanced > Batch Processing
Starting the Debugger
lists these script types and how to access them.
on page 46 for details.
Acrobat JavaScript Debugger
Call Stack List
Figure 3.6. When text
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