No files opened in Acrobat X when opened via JavaScript (as ActiveXObject)

Hi together
In a web application (ASP.Net) we developed, the customers may open, edit and save pdf files. The files are stored on a network drive which is connected over a vpn tunnel. To edit the selected files, Acrobat is opened by a JavaScript from within our application. Then the needed documents are opened in Acrobat. This web application is in use by various clients since about 6 years and worked without problems with Acrobat 5 - Acrobat 9 (all Pro versions). However, in Acrobat X Pro no documents are opened (Acrobat itself is opened but just as an empty window).
The JavaScript to open Acrobat and the files looks somehow like that:
objAcro = new ActiveXObject("AcroExch.App");
objAcro.Show();
objDoc = new ActiveXObject("AcroExch.AVDoc");
objDoc.Open("X:\Temp\File.pdf");
Thank you very much for your help.
Kind regards
Thomas

Hi Sabian
Thanks for your hints. You pointed me to the right direction. I managed to open and edit the pdf files now, but it's not really very handy for everyday use. With the following settings, the documents are opened:
- Enhanced security is switched on (files are not opened if switched off)
- Protected view may not be set to off
- I entered the url and the \\server\share where the documents are stored to the trusted sites
So far, so good. But for every single file which is opened in Acrobat, I have to click the "activate all functions" button to be able to edit the files. This is not realistic in production because users edit more than 100 documets a day...
Do you know if there is a possibility to confirm "activate all functions" once for all documents opened from trusted sites?
Thank you for your efforts.
Thomas

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