How to create a button form field to insert a PDF file with Acrobat XI

We populate the PDF form using a look up table, the table has a path to an image that is associated with it.  I can get the path to the image, but cannot figure out how to import that image into the PDF Form.  Everything else works beautifully.

thanks for your time

Hi Rijivan,

Try posting your question here and be sure to select the JavaScript category so our experts can help you with your question:
https://answers.acrobatusers.com/AskQuestion.aspx

Thanks,
Lori

I need to insert an attachment in PDF Forms but it could validate the file size after that attach which one below 250KB.

Hi Kevin,

This tutorial explains how to create a button that makes a new page:
https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-to-build-a-button-that-creates-a-new-page

Thanks,
Lori

Can you use a button to duplicate and add a form page?  We want a button that will allow the user to add a product by creating an additional fillable form. I know i can have additional pages created and then navigate via bookmarks but when we print the form it will print every page (16 pages).  Also can a “allowing printing” button be created?

Hi DDennis,

Make sure you’re opening your PDF in the Adobe PDF browser plugin. You can find more details on this here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/acrobat/getting-the-best-pdf-browser-experience-by-using-adobe-pdf-add-ons/

Thanks,
Lori

Hi George - thanks for clarifying the details on how it works.

Lori

how do you open a pdf file so you can print it out, using adobe reader off an e-mail.   

                THANKS DENNIS

Note that this doesn’t embed a PDF file, but rather a flattened version of a page from a PDF.

If used with Acrobat, it can be anything that Acrobat knows how to convert to PDF, but still just a single page. This includes most image formats. Unfortunately, Reader isn’t currently capable of importing images using this JavaScript method, but it is relatively easy to convert images to PDF these days.

Hi Donna Mobley,

In order for this to work, end-users must be using Reader XI (not earlier versions).

Thanks,
Lori

Still cannot get pdf file open.

Thank you,it was really good.

Hi abu nahasapeenapetulan,

Thanks for letting us know how you resolved this.

Lori

Thanks for replying Lori - I should have posted that this was resolved.  It was a fluke how I found the resolution as I made the same mistake the end user did.  Apparently when you open the PDF in Mac using “Preview” it somehow corrupts the pdf, not allowing any scripts to run.  Once I re-saved the file in acrobat with a different name and ensured that it was opened in Adobe Reader XI, it worked just fine, for both myself and the end user.

Hi Abe,

Are you very sure they’re using Reader XI? Do they have JavaScript turned on in Reader (Preferences)?

Lori

Hello.

I have recently added a button like this and am ok having it upload a pdf file.  I created this form in Adobe Acrobat XI on a Mac and it works great when I use it in Reader. However, when I sent the PDF document to someone else (also on a Mac and also using the latest version of Reader, it won’t work.  the mouse turns into a hand, and when the user clicks, the box area becomes shaded, but no pop-up box allowing them to browse for the file to upload. Computer has been rebooted. Any thoughts?

Hi Katherine,

Check out this article for more information on how to do this for non-PDF files:
http://alltamedia.com/2014/06/09/how-to-add-attachments-to-a-pdf-form/

Thanks,
Lori

How to create a image field where you can insert an image file instead of a PDF? Thanks

Nevermind, I figured it out…

// Get a reference to the button we want to populate
var f = getField(“IMAGE_BUTTON”);

// Prompt the user to import an image
f.buttonImportIcon();

Is there a way to have a button load a PDF in another area instead of having the area itself being the button?

Hi luv,

As mentioned in the tutorial description, for this to work in Reader you specifically need version XI.

Thanks,
Lori

This code just works when I open my form in acrobat, not in adobe reader. Did I miss something?

Beware: unlike “real” attachments, a PDF embedded as an icon in a button is not exported with other data when the form is submitted.

Hi Charles Khondowe,

This session can help you get started using JavaScript in PDF forms:
http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/using-acrobat-javascript-with-forms

Thanks,
Lori

Excellent, I wonder if you can give me a link where I can start learning
Adobe javascript

Hi Derek,

Glad you found the tutorial helpful. You make a great suggestion about other file formats, which you can feel free to post here:
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

Thanks,
Lori

An excellent facility, very clearly described. I just wish I could insert JPGs rather than PDFs!