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[Anshoo Arora]

Hi all,

I have a very basic question. What all i have to install to read PDF file thro QTP?
What i have found is, one need below things:
1. Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.0 (Full suite)
2. Adobe Acrobat SDK 9.0

Please correct me... if im missing something.

Thanks,
Sagar

I think having the licensed product is the only requirement. If it doesn't work, you can install the SDK later on, but from what I remember, I didn't have to install the SDK on my machine. I was wondering if there was anyone for whom the SDK had to be installed? I don't know if many people test PDF files, but if someone can provide input, it will be extremely helpful to this thread and its readers.

[Chitradeep Das]

Hi,

Please find here an alternative solution (without using the Adobe SDK):

Function F_CheckData(Str)

   'Instantiate the Clipboard object
   Set objCB = CreateObject("Mercury.Clipboard")
   objCB.Clear

   'Set Page Display to Single Page
   Window("regexpwndtitle:=Adobe Reader","regexpwndclass:=AcrobatSDIWindow").Activate
   Window("regexpwndtitle:=Adobe Reader","regexpwndclass:=AcrobatSDIWindow").Type micAltDwn + "v" + micAltUp
   Window("regexpwndtitle:=Adobe Reader","regexpwndclass:=AcrobatSDIWindow").Type "p"
   Window("regexpwndtitle:=Adobe Reader","regexpwndclass:=AcrobatSDIWindow").Type "s"

   'Set zoom to Page fit
   Window("regexpwndtitle:=Adobe Reader","regexpwndclass:=AcrobatSDIWindow").Type micCtrlDwn + "0" + micCtrlUp

   'Select all text in the current page
   Window("regexpwndtitle:=Adobe Reader","regexpwndclass:=AcrobatSDIWindow").Type micCtrlDwn + "a" + micCtrlUp

   Wait 5

   'Copy the whole text in clipboard
   Window("regexpwndtitle:=Adobe Reader","regexpwndclass:=AcrobatSDIWindow").Type micCtrlDwn + "c" + micCtrlUp

   'Get the text from the clipboard using the Clipboard object & search for current contract in it
       PDFTxt = Instr(1, objCB.GetText, Str)

   If (PDFTxt > 0) Then

      F_CheckData = True

   Else

      F_CheckData = False

   End If

   'Destroy the clipboard object
   Set objCB = Nothing

End Function


Regards,
CD

[Chitradeep Das]

Hi,

The logical basis.....

Regards,
CD

[abhishek asthana]

does copying to clipboard retain the formatting?

[Manish Bhalshankar]

no you wont be able to check the formating.

[Chitradeep Das]

Hi,

Very good point Manish....copying to clipboard won't retain the formatting and that is where it becomes a little challenging.However, if the order of elements is not lost then surely we can construct the statement/line and compare it with the actual message from the external source.

Regards,
CD

[Anshoo Arora]

Abhishek: Would saving the file to the local drive be an alternative?

[abhishek asthana]

yes, i do save the pdf's to local drive....but my problem is slighty different..i have a PDF that has a few elements which can accept data(will not be known in advance), i need to find those fields and ensure that they do accept data....

any suggestions??