Launch PDF from HTML and execute search

Question

Is it possible using JavaScript in an HTML doc to launch a PDF and execute a search.query with a passed-in search parameter? TIA

Answer 1

Hello, George, thanks for following up.  I went into Advanced->Document Processing->Document JavaScripts and put the code at the top of the file outside of the dummy function declaration I had to insert to activate the edit button.  It looks like this:
// Split the file path into an array
var aPath = this.path.split("/");
// Remove the last element, which is the file name
aPath.pop();
// Join the path elements back together and add the index file
var cIdxPath = aPath.join("/") + "/Support Documents/SupDocs.pdx";
search.query ("Enhanced Tactical Automated Security System (eTASS)", "Index", cIdxPath);
function Search()
It runs fine when I launch the PDF directly into the reader by double-clicking in file explorer in the folder above "Support Documents".  When I load the PDF from an HTML file in the same folder, however, the script does not run.  I set the reader preferences to force loading in the reader even when launched from a browser, and the script still will not execute.  I tried adding a button to the PDF and attaching the search script to it.  Again, it runs when launching directly but not from the HTML document.  Otherwise, the PDF is empty, and I'm using a relative URL and JS to load it from the HTML doc, such as:
document.location = "mySearch.PDF"
or
window.open("mySearch.PDF", "searchwin");
Neither one works.  This product has to run from a CD-ROM, so I haven't bothered to test it via http service.  Any suggestions?  Thanks again!
Jon Camp
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Applied Research Associates, Inc.
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