How to change/update a text with Acrobat Javascript?

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September 25, 2023
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Hello,

In my PDF file, I would like to automatically update a text (not a form's field) with the current date DD-MM-YYYY after the PDF document is loaded (on Windows and Android).

Is Acrobat Javascript able to do this?

If yes, which JS commands can do it?

If not, how can I do it?

Regards,

Sam

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Correct answer try67

Acrobat JS can't edit static document text. You can add new text by adding a form field and then flattening it (for example), and you can remove text by redacting it, but this seems like overkill (and will also not work outside of Acrobat). Why not simply use a (read-only) text field for this?

try67

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Acrobat JS can't edit static document text. You can add new text by adding a form field and then flattening it (for example), and you can remove text by redacting it, but this seems like overkill (and will also not work outside of Acrobat). Why not simply use a (read-only) text field for this?

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I used your last idea: a simple read-only text field, without border.

Problem solved. Thank you try67 and happy coding 🙂

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