List of Fonts used in PDF through Javascript

Hi all,
I need to get the list of fonts used in the PDF and have to change the particular font text to some color across the document using Javascript. As i searched, i didn't get any clue. Using Acrobat Professional 7.0.
Is there any idea plz. share it.
Thanks,
vaasu

You can use a plug-in.
PDFlib FontReporter is a free plug-in that creates a report of fonts used in a PDF.

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