> -----Original Message----- > From: Weber Bernd-Thomas [mailto:bernd-thomas.weber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:33 AM > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: COM Object and Acrobat 6 > > I try to access Acrobat 6 as COM Object. My problem is that I > don't know the aviable methods. > > I want to rotate all landscape and then add page numbers. > > Any ideas? Something the guy in the link below recommands, which is a pretty good way to go if you can't find a document online that lays it all out, is to (if you have it), load up an MS Office product like Excel or Word and go into the VBA editor. If you go under Tools -> References and add the reference to Acrobat (Exchange or Distiller or whatever), you can use the object browser (F2) to look at all the available properties and methods and such. It's doesn't usually explain things well, but it gives you the names at least. Microsoft, with some of their products, have their Object Models on their MSDN site and those can be GREAT at letting you know what's available for COM calls. But some of their products have terrible object models online. Sometimes you can find information by searching for the program's "API" specs. I tried to find an object model for Acrobat and Adobe's site seems to be lacking good information on it. But using the VBA Editor might put on on the righ path.. Or at least give you some object names to search for online for better explainations. Anyway, the link below, he says to use either "Exch.application" or "PdfDistiller.PdfDistiller" for the application identifiers. That's a start. And he makes reference to an Adobe Technical Note that I find for sale in a book, but had trouble finding it on Adobe's site. http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/alain20001003.php3?print_mode=1 These guys are saying that the addin isn't documented. But if you go into the VBA editor as described above, it should show you what's available. I don't have Acrobat Distiller or Exchange installed so I can't see what's in there myself. http://www.planetpdf.com/forumarchive/94567.asp Finally, I found this: http://www.planetpdf.com/forumarchive/75343.asp They say to look for the Acrobat SDK and inside you'll find the IAC (Inter-Application Communications) Reference for a list of methods and properties and the IAC Overview for a list of objects you can use. Hope this helps! -TG -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
