Questions tagged [adobe-reader]

Adobe Reader is a free application for viewing, printing and filling PDF documents.

Adobe Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader) is the free version of of the Adobe Acrobat family by Adobe Systems to view, print and fill files in Portable Document Format (PDF)

For more information see the "Adobe Acrobat" article on Wikipedia.

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iTextSharp: fields generated in a table not shown in adobe reader

I'm trying to generate a pdf and fill in some fields at the same time. I do this two ways. The first by creating a text field and setting the text. var _text = new TextField(writer, new Rectangle(sectionX + textLength + 2,…
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Itext , pdf created couldn't be open opened by adobe reader

i wanted to create pdf with Itext , everything works until i've made the runnable jar . Adobe reader shows that message : "Adobe Reader could not open xxx.pdf because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for…
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programmatically generated pdf links working in chrome but not working in adobe reader

I have generated pdf file programmatically through objective c language ios sdk. links in this pdf files navigates to other page correctly in google chrome. But not navigating correctly in adobe pdf reader 11.0.6. What is the problem here.I have…
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Adobe Reader/Acrobat in ISO 32000 mode?

We receive PDF files from all over the world. Some of them are way off-spec, but Adobe Reader opens them nicely. The problem is that we use several other systems with built-in PDF viewer controls (that actually adhere to ISO 32000) for displaying…
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How to submit PDF form data via HTTP?

I am developing an application that, in a nutshell, handles a PDF form. The submission data format is XFDF. So far, so good, but I'm getting some very strange behavior from the clients. The PDF viewer is Adobe Reader (currently 11.0.6) in IE. This…
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I need to open a local PDF using Adobe Reader app via an IBaction using a Button

I have been searching for days for a solution to my problem and cant find exactly what I need. I have created an interactive PDF that needs to be viewed in Adobe Reader (the app is on the ipad). I have multiple view controllers I need to add a…
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Java - Read from and write into Pdf which renders inside browser window

I have a scenario to automate using Selenium WebDriver Java: A webpage contains some customer data. It has a link Convert to PDF to convert that customer list in a secured pdf format. I have to verify that list of customers listed inside PDF…
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Adobe Reader ActiveX + QAxWidget; Getting current page

I'm trying to embed Abode Reader into my win app, the target itself is simple viewing of PDF documents from th app, no free rendering libraries (GPL won't do) were found, so that's my solution. QAxWidget solved most of the problem, but I also need…
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Let user select area within an existing pdf document

The Usecase is to sign a given pdf document. I have already done the signing part, which places a visible image somewhere inside the pdf. Now i have to let the user decide where to place the visible part of the signature. I want to present the pdf…
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CreateProcess cannot start Adobe Reader in Windows 7

I have a c# program which opens the adobe reader and print the pdf for the user. It works fine in winxp, but not win7. After investigating, I found that the problem is in the CreateProcess function. In win7, CreateProcess cannot start the adobe…
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How do adobe reader get the content without knowing the password

Recently, I'v got a PDF file from my friend, I opened it up with my Adobe Reader X, and I see a SECURED note on the title bar. I find the properties of this file, it says that the security method of this file is "Password Security" and the PDF…
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Install prerequisite (Adobe Reader) from the web using InstallShield 2009

Currently my InstallShield project uses a custom prerequiste to install Adobe Reader on the target machine if it is not already installed. The prerequisite executable (Adobe Reader SetUp) is installed locally and so it is packaged into the SetUp.exe…
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Adobe Reader XI search fail when pdf fileIdentifier (/ID) is set

I am part of the R&OS pdf class for php developer team and noticed some strange behavior in Adobe Reader XI (11.0.5) When a pdf file includes the fileIdentifier (/ID entry in trailer part) Adobe Reader failed to search for the text content. Once I…
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pdf opened in iframe via Abode Reader showing infront of nav menu

I have a simple html page with a menu, and a pdf in an iframe. Adobe Reader displays the pdf in the iframe. In IE9, when the menu is activated (hovered over), parts of it go behind the pdf document. This seems to be only a problem with IE (?). I…
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Disable toolbar or right-click when viewing embedded PDF online - is this possible?

I have a WordPress blog that has a hyperlink to a PDF report. The user clicks the link and the report PDF opens up in another tab. When it opens up in another tab it uses whatever PDF software is on the local machine (e.g. for me it uses Adobe…
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