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  • March 5, 2007 at 6:42 pm #2269591

    Can a PDF document call a function from an external dll?

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    by tienchau2000 · about 16 years ago

    Hello, everyone. I have a requirement to call an external function from a library (dll), from within the pdf file. Can some of the software masters out there help me with this subject? I am greatly appreciate for your help. If you know another way of calling a function via another language, please give me an advice.

    Thank you in advance.

    TC

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    • March 5, 2007 at 6:42 pm #2535963

      Clarifications

      by tienchau2000 · about 16 years ago

      In reply to Can a PDF document call a function from an external dll?

      Clarifications

    • March 6, 2007 at 2:39 am #2535814

      Hmmm…

      by toivo talikka · about 16 years ago

      In reply to Can a PDF document call a function from an external dll?

      Do you realise that a PDF file is not an executable program? You may have better luck with Word because Microsoft Word supports the programming language Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), which is more than just recording macroes, you can do amazing things with VBA like access databases and build the company’s business logic into the Word documents and forms in a big way.

      • March 6, 2007 at 4:20 am #2535787

        Thanks for your recommendation

        by tienchau2000 · about 16 years ago

        In reply to Hmmm…

        Toivo,

        My requirement was to taken a previous/existing pdf document and turn it into an inter-active document. Therefore, I have to stay with a pdf file and some how hyperlink it to a function call. I do understand that the pdf file is not an executable. How about I convert the pdf file into an HTML file, and then from within HTML, can I call a function from an external DLL? Your advice, please.

        TC

    • May 24, 2007 at 3:34 am #2593429

      Re: Can a PDF document call a function from an external dll?

      by bkdivecha · about 15 years, 10 months ago

      In reply to Can a PDF document call a function from an external dll?

      You can use PDF Form and submit button.

      Provide me with the exact situation in which you want PDF to call code from a DLL. I can give you more proper solution.

      Visit my site on PDF Documents on the fly (http://web1.mtnl.net.in/~hansatel/bkpdf.html). I have written PDFs using C/C++ without using any 3rd party modules.

      Hope it helps you.

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