Is there an easier way to do this? Save As in Acrobat to a Specified Folde

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CAN APPLESCRIPT RUN IN THE BACKGROUND?
Or is there an easier way to do this script? The script does what I need done - no problem, but every action happens on screen. Is there a more direct way to some of the steps? (Ideally so most of the action happens in the background. I will ALL-CAP what my thought process is).
*BASICALLY I GET JOB REQUESTS FROM DEPARTMENTS IN MY COMPANY ON AN PDF THAT I CREATED. WHEN I OPEN THE REQUEST, I RUN THIS REQUEST SO I CAN IMPORT IT INTO FILEMAKER PRO. IT IS OPEN IN ADOBE ACROBAT PRO 9.*
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro"
activate
end tell
*I SIMPLY SAVE EVERY REQUEST AS "REPORT". IT JUST RESAVES EVERY TIME A NEW REQUEST COMES IN. SO I WANT TO STREAMLINE THIS STEP BETTER AND HAVE IT JUST SAVE IN THE BACKGROUND TO THE SPECIFIED FOLDER.*
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Acrobat"
save
click menu item "save as..." of menu "File" of menu bar 1
keystroke "report"
keystroke tab
delay 1
keystroke "g" using {command down, shift down}
keystroke "/users/kellyf/documents/projects/pdf2fmp/ExportPDF"
keystroke return
keystroke "s" using command down
delay 1
keystroke "r" using command down
*I BELIEVE THIS STEP HAS TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS, UNLESS SOMEONE IS FAMILIAR WITH A BETTER WAY TO EXPORT FROM ADOBE ACROBAT TO A CSV/SPREADSHEET FILE.*
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Acrobat"
click menu item "Merge Data Files into Spreadsheet..." of menu 1 of menu item "Manage Form Data" of menu "Forms" of menu bar 1
keystroke return
delay 1
keystroke "g" using {command down, shift down}
keystroke "/users/kellyf/documents/projects/pdf2fmp/exportpdf"
keystroke return
delay 1
keystroke (ASCII character 31) -- Down
delay 1
keystroke return
delay 1
keystroke tab
delay 1
keystroke return
delay 1
keystroke "g" using {command down, shift down}
keystroke "/users/kellyf/documents/projects/pdf2fmp/ImportCSV"
keystroke return
delay 1
keystroke (ASCII character 31) -- Down
delay 1
keystroke return
delay 1
keystroke tab
delay 1
keystroke return
keystroke "s" using command down
delay 1
keystroke "r" using command down
delay 1
click button "Close Dialog" of window "Export Progress"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro"
close document "report.pdf"
end tell
delay 1
tell application "Finder"
activate
open file "Creative Job List.fp7" of folder "Filemaker Pro Databases" of folder "Documents" of folder "Kellyf" of folder "users" of folder "macintosh hd"
end tell
tell application "FileMaker Pro"
activate
do script "PDF2FMP Import"
end tell

Answer 1

Kelly Fisher wrote:
CAN APPLESCRIPT RUN IN THE BACKGROUND?
Yes. Applescript can run in the backgound. The applications you run also need to be able to run in the background. You need to run scriptable applications & avoid simulating the keyboard & mouse. You need to run commands that are in the application dictionary.
*BASICALLY I GET JOB REQUESTS FROM DEPARTMENTS IN MY COMPANY ON AN PDF THAT I CREATED. WHEN I OPEN THE REQUEST, I RUN THIS REQUEST SO I CAN IMPORT IT INTO FILEMAKER PRO. IT IS OPEN IN ADOBE ACROBAT PRO 9.*
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro"
activate
end tell
*I SIMPLY SAVE EVERY REQUEST AS "REPORT". IT JUST RESAVES EVERY TIME A NEW REQUEST COMES IN. SO I WANT TO STREAMLINE THIS STEP BETTER AND HAVE IT JUST SAVE IN THE BACKGROUND TO THE SPECIFIED FOLDER.*
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Acrobat"
save
click menu item "save as..." of menu "File" of menu bar 1
keystroke "report"
keystroke tab
You are simulating the keyboard. They need to run as you have done.
delay 1
keystroke "g" using {command down, shift down}
keystroke "/users/kellyf/documents/projects/pdf2fmp/ExportPDF"
keystroke return
keystroke "s" using command down
delay 1
keystroke "r" using command down