How do I invoke a Adobe Plugin from another Client application

[swapneel_kulkarni@adobeforums.com]

Hi,
I have written a plug in for Adobe.
I need to know how do i invoke this plug in from an external application
For
e.g a VB.NET Form has a button which on clicked would invoke this plug in

Thanks for your suggestions in advance

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

Pick your favorite form of IAC/IPC and implement it. COM, DDE, Named Pipes, Shared memory, shared file, etc. It's up to you.

[swapneel_kulkarni@adobeforums.com]

The plug-in that i have written creates a menuitem in Adobe

I want to know how do i call menuitemexecute for the custom menuitem that i have written

Thanks

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

I've already answered your question in the most complete way possible.

What did you not understand about my answer?

[swapneel_kulkarni@adobeforums.com]

Leonard
I would like to know how to do it
I know that you can use IAC to call a plug-in
I need to know the function call that i need to make in order make it happen

MenuItemExecute doesnt seem to work for me.. or maybe i am doing something wrong there

I can call menuitemexecute("SaveAs") but menuItemExecute("MyMenuItem")
doesnt work

Please advise

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

Your menu item is NOT "MyMenuItem", it's more likely something like "ABCD:MyMenuItem". Look at your code in the plugin when you registered it...

[swapneel_kulkarni@adobeforums.com]

Leonard
Thanks a lot
It worked..

[athirukk]

Hi Swapneel - Can you please post the sample code which you used to invoke plugin method from outside Acrobat? It will really help me.

Thanks,
AT