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Downloads:

7,749,878

Downloads of v 9.4.1.16828:

6,899

Last Update:

24 Jan 2019

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Foxit Software Incorporated

Tags:

foxit pdf reader office admin

Foxit Reader

Downloads:

7,749,878

Downloads of v 9.4.1.16828:

6,899

Software Author(s):

  • Foxit Software Incorporated

Foxit Reader

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This package was rejected on 28 Feb 2019. The reviewer chocolatey-ops has listed the following reason(s):

ComFreek (maintainer) on 24 Jan 2019 11:01:00 +00:00:

User 'ComFreek' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 24 Jan 2019 11:35:43 +00:00:

FoxitReader has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
Congratulations! This package passed automatic validation review without flagging on any issues the validator currently checks. A human review could still turn up issues a computer may not easily find.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 24 Jan 2019 21:05:18 +00:00:

FoxitReader has failed automated testing.
This is not the only check that is performed so check the package page to ensure a 'Ready' status.
Please visit https://gist.github.com/64987432af8c255dd8892d72383969e6 for details.
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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 13 Feb 2019 21:08:00 +00:00:

We've found FoxitReader v9.4.1.16828 in a submitted status and waiting for your next actions. It has had no updates for 20 or more days since a reviewer has asked for corrections. Please note that if there is no response or fix of the package within 15 days of this message, this package version will automatically be closed (rejected) due to being stale.

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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 28 Feb 2019 21:08:17 +00:00:

Unfortunately there has not been progress to move FoxitReader v9.4.1.16828 towards an approved status within 15 days after the last review message, so we need to close (reject) the package version at this time. If you want to pick this version up and move it towards approval in the future, use the contact site admins link on the package page and we can move it back into a submitted status so you can submit updates.

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Description

Foxit Reader: The Best PDF Reader. With Foxit Reader you can read and annotate PDF documents and fill out PDF forms.

Important Notes

  1. All open FoxitReader, Windows Explorer and browser instances must be closed during installation, update and uninstallation.
    Otherwise, you might encounter error dialogs during the process asking you to close all instances.
    Windows Explorer must be closed due to Foxit Reader's shell plugins, browser instances shall be closed proactively due to PDFs displayed inline.
  2. Only the English version is provided because it is bundled with the highest version of Foxit Reader among all languages.

Install arguments

FoxitReader uses Inno Setup, the available flags can be seen at http://jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=setupcmdline.
You might be especially interested in the "tasks" and "components" sections.
The FoxitReader-specific tasks and components from which you can choose from are: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/6ab0d828cc626834e2048d9cf4ed30e1.

For example, you would like no desktop icon, no default file association, no browser plugin and no ConnectedPDF, then run this command:

choco install foxitreader --ia '/MERGETASKS="!desktopicon,!setdefaultreader,!displayinbrowser /COMPONENTS=*pdfviewer,*ffse,*installprint,*ffaddin,*ffspellcheck,!connectedpdf"'

Note that contrary to /MERGETASKS, you have to specify in /COMPONENTS also those components which you would like to retain. You can get those from the link above of Foxit Reader-specific tasks and components. An asterisk (*) prefix results in all sub-components automatically being included as well, cf. Inno Setup's documentation linked above.


tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

# See the comments in  https://github.com/ComFreek/chocolatey-packages/blob/master/foxitreader/update.ps1
# on the '/de/' part.
$url32       = 'https://www.foxitsoftware.com/de/downloads/latest.php?product=Foxit-Reader&platform=Windows&version=9.4.1.16828&package_type=exe&language=English'
$checksum32  = '5276499377da44774002be585c3edf622a6683493f00ca5503dfc32b8bede517'

function Uninstall-PreviousVersion {
	Write-Output 'Uninstalling previous version...'

	$packageArgs = @{
		packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
		softwareName  = 'Foxit Reader'
		fileType      = 'EXE'
		silentArgs    = "/VERYSILENT /norestart"
		validExitCodes= @(0)
	}

	[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']

	if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
		$packageArgs['file'] = $($key[0].UninstallString)
		Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
	} elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
		Write-Warning "$($key.Count) matches found!"
		Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
		Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
		$key | % {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
	}
}

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Download the current version and unwrap the inner native installer.

Return a tuple ($pathToUnwrappedNativeInstaller, $tmpDirectory) where
$tmpDirectory is the directory where the native installer is contained
and which should ideally be deleted after installation.
#>
function Download-CurrentVersion {
	Write-Output 'Downloading current version...' | Out-Null

	# FoxitReader has recently changed to a "wrapped" setup program:
	# The above $url32 will download a wrapper setup EXE, which is more or less
	# a GUI interface to the wrapped inner setup EXE.
	#
	# The wrapper setup neither accepts CLI arguments for silencing nor for
	# configuration as far as we know.
	# Therefore, after downloading the wrapper setup, we extract the wrapped
	# setup EXE and run it manually in Install-CurrentVersion.

	$toolsDir = $(Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.ScriptName)
	$wrapperSetupDownloadPath = $(Join-Path $toolsDir "wrapper-setup.exe")
	$wrapperSetupUnzippedPath = $(Join-Path $toolsDir "wrapper-setup-extracted")

	$wrapperDownloadArgs = @{
		PackageName    = 'foxitreader'
		FileFullPath   = $wrapperSetupDownloadPath
		Url            = $url32
		Checksum       = $checksum32
		ChecksumType   = 'sha256'
		Options = @{
			Headers = @{
				# In addition on the '/de/' part in the URL (which actually forces
				# an English language setup), also specify the desired language as
				# an HTTP header even though this had no effect in the past.
				'Accept-Language' = 'en-US;en-GB'
			}
		}
	}

	$wrapperUnzipArgs = @{
		PackageName    = 'foxitreader'
		FileFullPath   = $wrapperSetupDownloadPath
		Destination    = $wrapperSetupUnzippedPath
	}

	Get-ChocolateyWebFile @wrapperDownloadArgs | Out-Null
	Get-ChocolateyUnzip @wrapperUnzipArgs | Out-Null

	# Do not use gci -File parameter to retain PS 2 compatibility
	$wrappedSetupPath =
		Get-ChildItem `
			-Path $(Join-Path $wrapperSetupUnzippedPath '$PLUGINSDIR') `
			'FoxitReader*Setup*.exe' `
		| Where {! $_.PSIsContainer} | Select -First 1 -ExpandProperty FullName

	# Continue and don't fail in case AV software locks files
	Remove-Item $wrapperSetupDownloadPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Continue

	return $wrappedSetupPath, $wrapperSetupUnzippedPath
}

function Install-CurrentVersion([string] $installerPath) {
	Write-Output 'Installing current version...'

	$installationArgs = @{
		PackageName    = 'foxitreader'
		FileType       = 'EXE'
		File           = $installerPath
		silentArgs     = '/verysilent'
		validExitCodes = @(0)
	}
	Write-Host $installerPath
	Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage @installationArgs
}

Write-Output 'Downloading current version and then uninstalling previous version (if any) before performing installation of the current version.'

$tmpDirectory = $null

try {
	$installerPath, $tmpDirectory = Download-CurrentVersion
	Uninstall-PreviousVersion
	Install-CurrentVersion $installerPath
}
finally {
	if (-not ($null -eq $tmpDirectory)) {
		# Continue and don't fail in case AV software locks files
		Remove-Item $tmpDirectory -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Continue
	}
}
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$packageArgs = @{
	packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
	softwareName  = 'Foxit Reader'
	fileType      = 'EXE'
	silentArgs    = "/VERYSILENT /norestart"
	validExitCodes= @(0)
}

[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']

if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
	$packageArgs['file'] = $($key[0].UninstallString)
	Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
} elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
	Write-Warning "$($key.Count) matches found!"
	Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
	Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
	$key | % {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
}

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Foxit PDF Reader 2023.3.0.23028 647241 Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 2023.2.0.2140800 297172 Saturday, October 14, 2023 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 12.1.3.15356 381408 Thursday, July 20, 2023 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 12.1.2.15332 391237 Thursday, April 20, 2023 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 12.1.1.15289 121944 Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 12.1.0.15250 127825 Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.2.12465 84964 Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.1.12430 180805 Saturday, July 30, 2022 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.0.1239400 89426 Thursday, June 30, 2022 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.0.12394 22011 Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.2.53575 114984 Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.1.53537 144912 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Exempted
Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.5254300 103047 Thursday, October 28, 2021 Exempted
Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543 74423 Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Approved
Foxit PDF Reader 11.0.1.49938 124215 Sunday, August 15, 2021 Exempted
Foxit PDF Reader 11.0.0.49893 1007 Sunday, August 15, 2021 Exempted
Foxit Reader 10.1.4.37651 204312 Thursday, May 6, 2021 Approved
Foxit Reader 10.1.3.37598 93170 Monday, March 22, 2021 Approved
Foxit Reader 10.1.1.37576 155464 Saturday, December 19, 2020 Approved
Foxit Reader 10.1.0.37527 119312 Monday, October 26, 2020 Approved
Foxit Reader 10.0.0.35798 411904 Saturday, May 16, 2020 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.7.2.29539 81274 Saturday, May 2, 2020 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.7.1.29511 628133 Monday, January 27, 2020 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.7.0.29455 923576 Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.6.0.25144 470618 Thursday, July 4, 2019 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.5.0.20723 347477 Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.4.1.16829 144511 Friday, March 1, 2019 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.3.0.10826 3286 Friday, September 28, 2018 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1051 9814 Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1050 96196 Friday, January 5, 2018 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 27596 Monday, December 18, 2017 Approved
Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 47895 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Approved
Foxit Reader 8.3.2.25013 21276 Friday, September 1, 2017 Approved
Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155 17988 Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Approved
Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14879 22796 Monday, May 8, 2017 Approved
Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878 6680 Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Approved
Foxit Reader 8.1.0.1013 18314 Saturday, October 22, 2016 Approved
Foxit Reader 8.0.2.80501 8549 Sunday, September 4, 2016 Approved
Foxit Reader 8.0.2.805 10461 Monday, August 15, 2016 Approved
Foxit Reader 8.0.0.624 4780 Friday, July 15, 2016 Approved
Foxit Reader 7.3.4.0311 2289 Thursday, April 21, 2016 Approved
Foxit Reader 7.2.8.1125 8554 Thursday, December 24, 2015 Approved
Foxit Reader 7.2.8.1124 1309 Friday, November 27, 2015 Approved
Foxit Reader 7.2.2.0929 555 Thursday, October 8, 2015 Approved
Foxit Reader 7.2.0.0722 598 Sunday, September 27, 2015 Approved
Foxit Reader 7.1.5.0425 558 Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Approved
Foxit Reader 7.1.3.0320 10368 Monday, March 23, 2015 Approved
Foxit Reader 7.1.0.0306 2293 Saturday, March 14, 2015 Approved
Foxit Reader 7.0.6.1126 2939 Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Approved
Foxit Reader 6.2.0.0429 5250 Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Exempted
Foxit Reader 6.0.10.1213 3235 Thursday, January 16, 2014 Approved

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