Scripting Acrobat Link Annotations

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#1

I’m trying to get Applescript to place a large Link Annotation box on an 8-1/2 x 11 document, 1/8" from the edges.

I’ve studied that Library until my eyes are crossed. I can barety type this. Here’s what gets close - it compiles, but returns an error:

tell application "Acrobat 6.0.1 Professional"
	tell PDF Window 1
		make Link Annotation options(bounds - 0.125, 8.375, 0.125, 10.875, URL "http://www.google.com/")
	end tell
end tell

The error received is “No result was returned from some part of this expression.”

TIA for any suggestions.

#2 

tell application "Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Pro#78A6A"
			tell PDF Window 1
				make Link Annotation with properties {bounds:{-1446.287109375, 1399.0, -804.287109375, 987.0}}
			end tell

This compiles (and works!) just fine for me, but I can’t determine WHAT property to add to give a destination URL to the annotation. Has anyone gotten this to work? Ever?

#3

Hi there,

Does anyone know if it’s possible to add a URL to a Link Annotation?

Also, can anyone tell me if it’s possible to get the bounds of some selected text on a page in a pdf?

Thanks.

Regards,

Nick