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July 4, 2023
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Prepopulating a field

  • July 4, 2023
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I have a form in which I want to prepopulate a field. Specifically load it with today's date. I have written a "document script" which does this. When the document loads, it works, but after doing a "reset form", it doesn't. What I find frustrating is that I have another form in which this works perfectly but I can't find the difference.

 

Any thoughts?

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    Correct answer Thom Parker

    Here's a shorter script;

     

    getField("Signature Date").value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy",new Date);

     

    Since this is a document script, it only runs when the PDF is opened. For the field to automatically populate on a reset it would need to be a script on the reset button. 

     

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    Thom Parker
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    Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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    July 4, 2023

    You'd need to post the form so we could look at it.

     

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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    Jack157FAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 4, 2023

    I'm a bit uncomfortable posting the entire form. Here is the field:

     

    And here is the javascript:

     

    var today = new Date();
    var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
    mm = today.getMonth() + 1; // Months start at 0!
    dd = today.getDate();

    if (dd < 10) dd = '0' + dd;
    if (mm < 10) mm = '0' + mm;

    var today = mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy;
    vsigdate=getField("Signature Date").value=today

    Thom Parker
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    Thom ParkerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 4, 2023

    Here's a shorter script;

     

    getField("Signature Date").value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy",new Date);

     

    Since this is a document script, it only runs when the PDF is opened. For the field to automatically populate on a reset it would need to be a script on the reset button. 

     

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