JS and PDF generation

Lets say I want to share a pdf but I want whoever is visioning it to have JS enabled, otherwise i don't want to display the pdf. Can I share a 'blank' pdf with only JS code in it that will generate a new pdf with all the text I want in it? Will this just provide a blank pdf if JS is disabled?
thank you for your help

It's possible to generate a PDF using JavaScript (not in Reader, though),
but it's very limited and cumbersome.
A better option is to use an "envelope" to show a blank PDF that can only be
opened when JavaScript is enabled. I know some people have been developing
such a tool, perhaps they could shed more light on this technique.

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