Simple script sample

[Carsten Pedersen]

Can anyone give me some simple script samples for MadCap Flare.

I was trying somethign simple like this:

document.write("Test Text");

But nothing happens?

Does scripts only work in HTML/WebHelp and not in PDF?

-cpede

[RamonS]

PDF's use of JavaScript depends on the viewer used and the security restrictions in place. AFAIK most PDF viewers don't allow running scripts and you'd need to enable it explicitly. I think mainly for security reasons use of JavaScript in PDFs is discouraged.

[Carsten Pedersen]

I'm looking for some guidelines how to use the script function.

I can get the document.write("bla bla...") to work

but something more complex like this:

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Dim oFSO
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

is not working?

But then again, this works

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Dim oShell
Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") 

What are the rules???

-cpede