Using Javascript to Crop Pages in CropBox based on TrimBox

Hi
Is there a way to set crop sizes in mm into CropBox based on the sizes on TrimBox, with Acrobat Javascript?
(From the Crop Pages menu)
Scenario:
set TrimBox sizes (top, bottom, left, right) to CropBox (top, bottom, left, right)
Thanks

A batch process is good for running the final script. But for development, use the console window. There's links to a video and an article in my signature block.
Try running this code one line at a time in the console.
rectCrop = this.getPageBox("Crop", this.pageNum);
pgWidth = rectCrop[2];
pgHeight = rectCrop[1];
desired_width = 220 * 72/25.4;
desired_height = 297 * 72/25.4;
rectNewCrop = [ (pgWidth - desired_width)/2, (pgHeight + desired_height)/2, (pgWidth + desired_width)/2, (pgHeight - desired_height)/2];
setPageBoxes("Crop", this.pageNum,this.pageNum, rectNewCrop);
What results do you get?
Thom Parker
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