programmatic import/export of annotations

[luke123]

Hello,

I'm evaluating PDF Xchange viewer for integration in a web application. I'm mostly interested in the annotations functionality. I found your product to be very good under this aspect. But I need the ability to programmatically import/export annotations. I've looked through the provided documentation and the samples but cannot find any info on how to do that.

Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
-Luca

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

Exporting of annotations into XFDF format is realized via user interface (Comments -> Export Comments to Data File) and, into build 41.0, via JavaScript (function exportAsXFDF).
Into build 41.1 importAnFDF and importAnXFDF functions of JavaScript will be available, but for now they will not import annotations, just form fields data.

Full support of import/export annotations should be added into build 42.0

[luke123]

Thank you very much for your quick reply.

Can you tell me when build 42.0 will be released? (More or less)

When you say that these are javascript method, do you mean that these methods can be called from the web page that contains the activex viewer object? Can you post a few lines of code as an example?

Thanks again
-Luca

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

The PDF-XChange viewer supports JavaScript (as specified by the PDF Specification). So, if your are using the Viewer ActiveX, you can execute JavaScript. For more details, see the JS specification for PDF

available here :
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.html

[luke123]

Thank you Ivan. Any approximate date when build 42.0 will be released?

[John - Tracker Supp]

The final Build 41 release is due this coming week - therefore Build 42 is approx 8-10 weeks away.

[jstonis99]

Is there an exact date on the 42 release.

[John - Tracker Supp]

No,

Sorry - if only life were that exact ...

Approx 4 weeks would be the closest we can offer at this time, possibly sooner.

[testtest]

There are news about the new release?

Thank you!!!

[John - Tracker Supp]

approx 7-10 days would be the latest estimate, thanks for your patience.

[RudolfErnst]

Any news from build 42???

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

Hi, it is released.