Need an inbuilt way to Trigger the Action Items created in ACROBAT DC Coditionally.(This has been a request since long long long time)
Sadly , there is no way to trigger the Custom Action Items created in Acrobat DC Conditionally:
Examples:
1. If the Page number is > 5 then RUN Action item else Skip.
2. If the bookmarks are available/unavailable then RUN Action item 'x' else RUN Action item 'y'.
3. If the Page orientation is A3 then Skip Action item.
It gets harder because:
Even with Custom commands it is not possible to Call/RUN an already saved Action Item.
Example:
if (this.numPages > 5) -> Call/Run a Action Item "eX;Set open Options" -> Then Save the file.
You can't do it, because You cannot Run/Call an Action item using JavaScript in Acrobat, if i am correct.
What is needed?
At least let the user Call a Saved Action Item using Custom command Since it is not possible to set most of the properties AND SAVE the document using Custom Commands (JavaScript) directly.
OR ELSE
Let the user have an inbuilt option in each action item itself where they can set the triggers(Like enclosed image) based on events (Page number count, Page orientation etc.).
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Zachary Soare commented
An example of what I'd be looking for with this functionality:
For one batch action I'm looping over a document and creating different copies of the document with different annotation styles, but I can't "reduce file size" on it before creating each copy since it's a dynamic number of saves with some modifications between each.
The best I can do currrently is reduce/optimize the document in the steps before the Execute Javascript step, which unfortunately brings the file-size back up a little due to the changes in the annotations.
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Anonymous
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Seconding this in 2020