## Where can I find *documentation* on running JavaScript code inside a PDF? ##

I&#39;ve never added a JavaScript action inside a PDF document. However, I&#39;ve done quite a bit of web development using JavaScript. I have a few questions to whoever has any familiarity with JavaScript inside a PDF document.

NitroPDF and Adobe Acrobat definitely support JavaScript in PDF files. **Is there a standard on various objects that exist and functions to manipulate a PDF file via JavaScript?**  Everything I&#39;ve found so far has been from Adobe.  Anywhere else seems to reference Adobe&#39;s documentation.  Is there a standard out there, or is Adobe just the &quot;de Facto&quot; standard?

Also, **Do all PDF viewers support JavaScript actions?**

The best documentation on using JavaScript inside a PDF document that I could find was from Adobe - [Adobe :: Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide][1].

NitroPDF has this link - [NitroPDF :: JavaScript in PDF Files][2], but it basically just says it supports what Adobe has.

I also found this link from Scribus - [Scribus :: How to enhance your PDF forms with JavaScript][3], but this only includes a few small snippets of code.  Nothing super useful.

Adobe has documentation on how you can set breakpoints, etc... for JavaScript using their IDE.  Is it possible to run JavaScript in a PDF file using another IDE and have breakpoints, etc...? It would be awesome to find something as cool as [Firebug][4].

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Please do not answer how to manipulate a PDF that is loaded in a web browser.  The question is about running JavaScript from within a PDF document.  I&#39;m trying to explore the possibilities available via executing JavaScript in the PDF document.  Specifically I may use functions from [quickpdflibrary][5] to add JavaScript functionality to existing documents.

Another useful link is [Developing with Acrobat JavaScript][6]. Apparently JavaScript code in PDFs is frequently called AcroJS or Acrobat JavaScript.

  [1]: http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/sdk/AcroJSGuide.pdf
  [2]: http://www.nitropdf.com/help/pdf_javascript.htm
  [3]: http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/How_to_enhance_your_PDF_forms_with_JavaScript
  [4]: http://getfirebug.com/
  [5]: http://www.quickpdflibrary.com/help/quickpdf/JavaScript.php
  [6]: http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=6622


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