Print date

[Viruland]

I'm using Acrobat Writer 5.0 and I'm looking for a way in a pdf file to automatically display the current time and date on each page of the file. It needs to at least update before being printed out each time.





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[Murgle]

If you do a keyword search for time and/or date in the acrobat forum you should find lots of useful tips.

Hope this helps

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[rphbrew]

Comment from AnnaNmty
Date: 12/11/2002 01:00PM PST
Comment


This process worked fine in my test:

1. Create a button object in your SOPs and call it "date" (no quotes)

2. In Tools, JavaScript, Set Document Actions, Document Will Print, Edit paste

/* Create a date object containing the current date. */
var d1 = new Date();

/* num contains the numeric representation of the current date. */
var num = d1.valueOf();

var f = this.getField("date");
f.buttonSetCaption("This printed copy expires two weeks after " + util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy", d1));

3. In Tools, JavaScript, Set Document Actions, Document Did Print, Edit paste

var f = this.getField("date");
f.buttonSetCaption("");

Would you like me to post how to create a button?

There is also a way to add fields programmatically, but I was not sure if that is something you would be interested in. Each SOP would have to have the same format because the field is put in a specific location. Let me know.

 

[Viruland]

Thanx a lot rphbrew.

You may send me the code how to create a button.

Viruland

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