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Auto Fill Today's Date in PDF Form - No JavaScript

  • March 3, 2023
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I am trying to auto fill todays date into adobe pdf form. When I try to do it any of the ways found on the forum so far I have a message saying "This feature is not included in your current Acrobat license." Is there a way to do this with the adobe version I have? 

 

End goal is to creat a dynamic stamp where the date automatically changes each time I apply it to a new document... 

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xwxhhowellxvvxAuthor
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Here is the file

try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 3, 2023

What version of Acrobat do you have?

And no, it's impossible without using a script.

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Right now I have a Custom Calculation Script, and in the Javscript Editor I have:

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

in the Calculate tab, but this does not update. Is there a differet script i can use to do this from there or other options I have access to?

 

 

 

 

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How did you create this dynamic stamp? 

Dynamic stamps have to be created outside of the built-in Acrobat Stamp tools. 

If you created a stamp using the built-in tools, then that stamp is essentially a flat image that does not contain an interactive form field. Which could be why the date on the stamp doesn't change. 

 


I created the stamp in adobe and then went to the file it created and edited the pdf it is pulling the stamp from. 

 

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