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deejordan1015
deejordan1015
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June 12, 2017
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Dynamic Stamps Missing

  • June 12, 2017
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I tried modifying the Dynamic file and adding my own dynamic stamp, but now there are absolutely no Dynamic stamps available in the Stamps menu.  I was following a tutorial I found on the web.  How do I at least get my regular Dynamic Stamps back?  There is a Dynamic file in the ENU folder, but it's as if Acrobat doesn't access it.

Thanks!

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Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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June 12, 2017

In general it is best not to edit the files that come with Acrobat. You may be able to recover the original file from the "Help->Repair Installation" menu item

Now, what specific actions is you apply to the stamp file? please be specific.

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
deejordan1015
deejordan1015Author
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June 12, 2017

I followed this tutorial...but I couldn't find where Acrobat saved my custom stamp (I'm working with Windows 10, I was on Windows 7 last time I did this (and it worked).  I added my file to the dynamic file that already existed.

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/custom_dynamic_stamp

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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June 12, 2017

The intent of that article was to create a new stamp file, not modify the existing Acrobat Dynamic.pdf file. You were only supposed to copy functionality from the Dynamic.pdf file. Because, the act of inserting your page into this file destroys the dynamic stamp info on the file you insert. However, that doesn't explain why Dynamic.pdf stopped working. Something else must have been done to it.

Regardless,  if you used the "Stamp Manager" in Acrobat to create a new stamp, then that stamp will be in a file with a cryptic name, in the "user" stamp folder. To locate this folder, run the following code from the Acrobat Console Window.

app.getPath("user","stamps");

You can find out more info in this AcrobatUsers tutorial:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/dynamic_stamp_secrets

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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