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Bug reports / Re: Persistent error in PDFE

« Last post by puckman on November 30, 2024, 04:37:27 PM »

Instead of using the Acrobat plugin as the PDFE PDF reader try using the Sumatra PDF one, with the help of the NPAPI interface.
Sumatra PDF stopped delivering the NPAPI plugin with the 3.0 release, so you need to install the old 2.5.2 version (https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/download-prev), to get the npPDFViewer.dll file. Make sure you select, from the SumatraPDF installer options, the "install browser plugin..." option. You can then install the latest Sumatra PDF over that one. The dll will remain and will still work with the latest versions, even the 64-bit ones.
After you configure PDFE to use it (check attached screenshot) you will have a much more stable reader, without these errors.

Switching the plug-in worked like a charm.

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General / Re: barcode import list

« Last post by nightslayer23 on November 12, 2024, 01:56:43 AM »

perfect - worked exactly as described - thankyou again 

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General / Re: barcode import list

« Last post by RTT on November 11, 2024, 06:32:40 PM »

From withing the stamp tool, use the above explanation to add a script for the handling of the dynamic functionality (Dynamic Text Stamp Settings button). Name it SelectValueFromCSV, and add this code to it.

Code: [Select]

var Lines = [];

function SelectValueFromCSV(params) {
    var opt = params.split(',');
    if (!Lines.length) {
        var objFSO = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
        var objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(opt[0], 1 /*ForReading*/ , false, 0);
        while (!objTextFile.AtEndOfStream) {
            var strNextLine = objTextFile.Readline();
            Lines.push(strNextLine.split(','));
        }
        objTextFile.Close();
    }
    return parseInt(Lines[CurrentTask.PageNumber][opt[1]], 10);
}

Now you can call it from any text, or barcode, stamp object, configured as Dynamic, like this:

[<SelectValueFromCSV>](c:\temp\test.csv,0) To fetch the serial number
[<SelectValueFromCSV>](c:\temp\test.csv,1) To fetch the QR code
[<SelectValueFromCSV>](c:\temp\test.csv,2) To fetch the registration code

In this example I'm explicitly typing the path to the csv file (change it to match yours), but you can replace it with the [C1] constant, if you want to have the previous example possibility to call it from a shell context menu item.
Or you may also configure a My Tools stamp tool to have this stamp operation directly accessible from the Shell context menu.

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Bug reports / Re: Russian characters in info fields

« Last post by RTT on November 11, 2024, 05:15:44 PM »

It is indeed a bug. Thanks for reporting.

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General / Re: barcode import list

« Last post by nightslayer23 on November 11, 2024, 07:15:07 AM »

attached

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Bug reports / Russian characters in info fields

« Last post by dohnjoe on November 10, 2024, 08:27:59 PM »

Hi
I had to work with multiple PDF files written in Russian. So I had the filenames of the PDF in Russian and I wanted to fill the Title info field with the filenames.
To my surprise all Russian characters have been replaced by question marks.
Please tell me what is happening and what is the solution.

PS Curious enough, if I had the titles in Russian and I wanted to rename the files using the titles, everything works perfectly.

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General / Re: barcode import list

« Last post by RTT on November 09, 2024, 01:58:12 AM »

Please attach a sample PDF, manually stamped with the values in the zip file, so I can better understand what you want to do.

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General / Re: barcode import list

« Last post by nightslayer23 on November 06, 2024, 03:15:55 AM »

hi - trying to get this to work, it seems like it should be simple but I am struggling to get the Script correct - I am wanting to add a text stamp for the serial number and registration code, and using the QR code text to generate QR codes.

It will be Page 1 = set 1, Page 2 = set 2 for each entry line.

I am ok to setup each barcode as a text string, but what is the correct script configuration if I can supply it as a string?

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Bug reports / Re: Persistent error in PDFE

« Last post by puckman on November 02, 2024, 06:33:59 PM »

Doesn't seems related.
Can you consistently make (what steps) this error to show up?
Do you have a multi-display system?

I do.  BTW... eventually I installed the Sumatra viewe and am using it as the default viewer within PDFE.  I will monitor and report back.

Thanks for your help.

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Bug reports / Re: Recovering PDF's deleted from within PDFE

« Last post by puckman on November 02, 2024, 06:15:00 PM »

PDFE delegates the delete operation to the Windows Shell, by calling a Windows Shell API function, so the behavior should be similar to what happens when deleting from withing the File Explorer. Normal Delete moves the file(s) to the recycle bin, Shift+Delete deletes permanently.

Is that D: drive a local drive or mapped network or flash drive? Usually only local/external HDD have the recycle bin functionality. Right click the recycle bin icon and open its properties dialog. Check the drives listed and settings.

It is a local (RAID) drive.

Regarding these PDF files, with filenames that start with a $, have random names and fail to load. This name schema is the used by the shell recycle bin functionality, if you browse the recycle bin hidden folders. These are not the deleted files but rather binary files with information about the related deleted files, so the deleted files can be restored. Have no interest outside the recycle bin.
I have no idea how you got these files in that work folder.

I don't know either. In fact I can't remember when I first started seeing these files

Testing here I get the files correctly moved to the recycle bin, and only need to open it and undo the operation. No idea what happened at your system to continue to have the file names visible in the source folder within PDFE. Even after DiskTree scanning that folder?
Are the files also in the source folder when viewed from the File Explorer?

Yes they are.  Should this NOT be the case?

As I mentioned earlier, I tested a non-destructive delete (send to the Recyle Bin) within the PDFE environment.  The file was NOT present there.  I will test again and report back.