Method to Run a Batch Sequence programatically

[KUMARARAJA@adobeforums.com]

Hi,
I am new to this Acrobat SDK, I have created few Preflight Batch Sequence and am able to run the sequence from Batch Sequences dialog, I am just trying to run the sequence programmatically, IS it possible to achieve? if yes means, which API i need to use, Please direct me to find the solution for my problem.

I am using
Acrobat 9 SDK with VS 2005

Thanks in Advance,

Regards,
Kumar.K

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

It is possible to achieve using the plugin APIs (see AVCommand), but not the other methods in the SDK.

[KUMARARAJA@adobeforums.com]

Thanks for your Reply Mr.Leonard,

As you have mentioned, i just used AVCommand, here is my code, please let me know where i have made the mistake.

I am getting "Unhandled exception at 0x03032a1d in Acrobat.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000000." in AVAppRegisterGlobalCommand(cmd);

Code Follows....

static AVCommandHandlerRec gAVCmdHandler;
const char *kCmdName = "ConvertToGray";

void InitializeCommandHandler()
{
memset (&gAVCmdHandler, 0, sizeof(AVCommandHandlerRec));
gAVCmdHandler.size = sizeof(AVCommandHandlerRec);
gAVCmdHandler.Work = ASCallbackCreateProto (AVCommandWorkProc, DoWorkImpl);
AVAppRegisterCommandHandler (ASAtomFromString(kCmdName),&gAVCmdHandler);
}
extern ACCB1 void ACCB2 CB_ConvertGray(void *clientData)
{
ASAtom cmdName;
AVCommand cmd;
ASCab params = ASCabNew();
ASText text = ASTextNew();
ASBool doItAll = false;
const char *kGroupTitle = "ConvertToGray";
const char *kCmdGenericTitle = "Preflight";

//Invoke the AVCommand
cmdName = ASAtomFromString (kCmdName);
cmd = AVCommandNew(cmdName);
AVAppRegisterGlobalCommand(cmd);

if (ASCabNumEntries(params) == 0)
doItAll = true;
if (doItAll || ASCabKnown (params, kAVCommandKeyGroupTitle))
{
// Create a new text object and insert it into the ASCab
text = ASTextNew();
ASTextSetEncoded (text, kGroupTitle, (ASHostEncoding)PDGetHostEncoding());
ASCabPutText(params, kAVCommandKeyGroupTitle, text);
}
if (doItAll || ASCabKnown (params, kAVCommandKeyCanBatch))
ASCabPutBool (params, kAVCommandKeyCanBatch, true );
if (doItAll || ASCabKnown (params, kAVCommandKeyGenericTitle))
{
//Create a new text object and insert it into the ASCab
text = ASTextNew();
ASTextSetEncoded (text, kCmdGenericTitle,(ASHostEncoding)PDGetHostEncoding ());
ASCabPutText (params, kAVCommandKeyGenericTitle, text);
}
if (doItAll || ASCabKnown (params, kAVCommandKeyTitle))
{
// Create another text object and insert it into the ASCab
text = ASTextNew();
ASTextSetEncoded (text, kCmdName,(ASHostEncoding)PDGetHostEncoding());
ASCabPutText (params, kAVCommandKeyTitle, text);
}
AVCommandExecute(cmd);
//AVAlertNote("BatchProcess");
}

Note: CB_ConvertGray is the callback of a menu Item from my plug-in

[Bernd Alheit]

You create a ASCab named params, but never use it.

[KUMARARAJA@adobeforums.com]

Sorry Bernd, i don't understand could you please explain me little bit in detail.

Thanks

[Bernd Alheit]

Before you use AVCommandExecute() you must call AVCommandSetInputs() and AVCommandSetParams().

[KUMARARAJA@adobeforums.com]

Thanks Bernd,

As you have mentioned i have added

AVCommandSetParams(cmd,params);
AVCommandSetInputs(cmd,params);

before AVCommandExecute, but while Debugging it throws an Exception.

"Unhandled exception at 0x03032e5d in Acrobat.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000010."

Could you please tell me where i made the mistake.

Thanks,
Kumar.K

[Bernd Alheit]

What kind of parameters did you use for AVCommandSetInputs() and AVCommandSetParams()?