Adding Dynamic Stamp to an Action

Question

I am trying to create an action that will place the standard Acrobat “Approved” dynamic stamp in the same place and same size every time the action is run. I am having a hard time finding the stamp. I have tried using the code below but I'm just not getting a return that gives me the right information to add to the script.

app.getPath("user", "stamps"); // Show location of custom stamps

app.getPath("app", "stamps"); // Show location of built-in stamps

This will need to be shared among several users, so the script needs to pull the stamp from each user’s computer. Is this possible and how can I achieve it.

Below is exactly what I need, except I need to replace the arrow button with the Approved stamp. It needs to be the dynamic name/date/time Approved stamp.

Thanks in advance.

Tina

var inch = 72;

for (var p = 0; p < this.numPages; p++) {

// Position a rectangle (.5 inch, .5 inch)

var aRect = this.getPageBox( {nPage: p} );

aRect[0] += 1.5*inch;

aRect[2] = aRect[0]+1*inch;

aRect[1] -= .78*inch;

aRect[3] = aRect[1] - 18;

// Now construct a button field with a right arrow from ZapfDingbats

var f = this.addField("NextPage", "button", p, aRect )

f.setAction("MouseUp", "this.pageNum++");

f.delay = true;

f.borderStyle = border.s;

f.highlight = "push";

f.textSize = 0; // Auto-sized

f.textColor = color.blue;

f.fillColor = color.ltGray;

f.textFont = font.ZapfD

f.buttonSetCaption("\341") // A right arrow

f.delay = false;

}

Karl Heinz Kremer · Accepted Answer

As far as the second part of your question goes, adding a stamp (or a different annotation) is very different from adding a form field. Take a look at the Doc.addAnnot() method: Acrobat DC SDK Documentation

This code will add the Approved annotation in a fixed location:

this.addAnnot({
    type: "Stamp",
    page: 0,
    rect: [36, 72, 288, 144],
    AP: "#DApproved"
});

Karl Heinz Kremer · Answer

You don't need to know where the stamp is located, all you need is the name of the stamp. You get that by placing the stamp in question on a page, then select that stamp and run a one-line JavaScript on the JavaScript console. See here for more information: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/dynamic_stamp_secrets​ - scroll down to the section titled "Stamp Name".

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