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Get OpenAction metadata using Advanced properties (Windows)
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Using the Advanced properties, you can get the initial View mode (managed by Acrobat) from metadata, check the below code:
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String viewMode = "Fit"; PDFRef pdfRef = m_doc.Advance_GetRef(); PDFObj rootObj = m_doc.Advance_GetObj(pdfRef); if (rootObj != null) { int count = rootObj.DictGetItemCount(); for (int cur = 0; cur < count; cur++) { String tag = rootObj.DictGetItemTag(cur); PDFObj item = rootObj.DictGetItem(cur); if (tag.Equals("OpenAction") && item.type == 8) { rootObj = m_doc.Advance_GetObj(item.RefVal); if (rootObj.DictGetItemCount() > 0 && rootObj.DictGetItem(0).type == 6) { item = rootObj.DictGetItem(0); int arrayCount = item.ArrayGetItemCount(); if (arrayCount > 1) { viewMode = item.ArrayGetItem(1).NameVal; break; } } } } }