Add current date to PDF documents

Looks like that you don't allow changes of the document.

Thanks Bernd!

This code is working if I don't put any password for secure.

That means date is changed whenever I print out the file.

If I print yesterday, the date is shown yesterday's date and

if I print today, the date is shown today's date.

But after I put the password, the date shown is same date always.

I want make it works whenever I print the file, date shown on

that day's date that I print out even after I put password on the

file. (This code is not for that???)

This JavaScript code adds only a expiration date to the document.

I apply aboved #109 javascript on Acrobat 9 Pro Extended.
It is fine to print date. BUT when I lock the file with password in menu (Encrypt with Password --> Security ---> Advanced menu), printed date is always same and never changed.
What was the problem in this case???
Is there any solution???
Please Help!!

There is also the Acrobat Scripting Forum http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?13@@.3bbedaa6

You could place a script in the WillPrint event to place the current date and time in a file.

something like this (for a field named "PrintDate"):

this.getField("PrintDate").value = util.printd("ddd mmm d, yyyy hh:MMtt",new Date());

Thom Parker
WindJack Solutions
The source for PDF Scripting Info
pdfscripting.com

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.html

I have a slightly simpler situation, but my JS experience is very light.

I have Adobe Pro 7; modifying a .pdf I got from a health ins. web site. I have added several fields to make submitting this form more useable. I would like to print the "date printed" on the form. I have added a text field and don't see anything in the Properties of this field where I can grab the system date value, although I control the format for entering a date manually using the Format tab.

Is there a simple set of code I can paste into the Calculate tab, either in the Simplified field notation box or Custom calculation script, that will value this field automatically?

Thanks in advance. This is a long way from APL, COBOL, Fortran, etc.
RA

Thanks for explaining your idea. I'll try it your with a button, using your tutorial, then see if I can get it working in a batch.
-Tom

Well, I didn't mean a Batch script exacty, but that is certainly an option. In fact, it's perfect for handling lots of PDFs at one time.

What I was refering too is a little different. From a folder level JavaScript, you can create a toolbar or menu item in Acrobat. This toolbar or menu item runs a script that operates on the current PDF. You could think of it as a way to create Macros in Acrobat.

The toolbar button or menu items is for operating on one PDF at a time and the batch script is for operating on multiple PDFs. But that doesn't mean you can't have the best of both worlds. I usually create the toolbar button script first, to validate the idea. I'll put all of the functionality in to a function that's written in a general enough way to also work for a batch script. Then I'll write a batch script that just calls the function.

This approach gives you the ability to easily modify single PDFs, or an entire folder.

Thom Parker
WindJack Solutions
The source for PDF Scripting Info
pdfscripting.com

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.html