Date in a PDF Form Changing when PDF is Opened Next Day - How to Lockdown the Date Field?

[Abdul Muneer M]

Hi,

I am facing an issue with a PDF form that is used and signed by mutiple people. As per the process, once first person completes his form fields, he presses the First "Completed" button and the current date must be displayed against his name in a previously hidden field (I have programmed the button to make date field visible once button is pressed). Then the form goes to second person. When the second person completes his form fields, he presses the Second "Completed" button and the current date must be displayed against his name in a previously hidden field.

The problem I am facing is that I am able to get the current date, but when the PDF is opened on the next day, the date keeps changing to reflect new date. I don't want this and need to lock the date field once a date is populated for record. I have tried making the field readonly after the current date is populated first time, but still the date gets changed automatically the next day.

The current Custom Calculation Script used by me in a text field is:
event.target.value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy", new Date());
event.target.readonly = true;

Can anyone provide guidance on this?

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

Set the value only when the field is empty.

[Abdul Muneer M]

Thank you Bernd for you quick reply!

Sorry to ask this, but can you please put it in a sample code for me?

[Bernd Alheit]

Like this:

if (event.target.value == "") event.target.value = ...

[Abdul Muneer M]

Thank you!

[PDF Automation Station]

Put the entire script in a mouse up action in the button field like this:

var fld=this.getField("Date");

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

fld.display = display.visible;

You could also disappear the button if it is no longer needed:

event.target.display = display.hidden;

[try67 · Accepted solution]

This is incorrect:

fld.display = fld.visible;

It should be:

fld.display = display.visible;

[Abdul Muneer M]

Thank you - This was helpful!

[Abdul Muneer M]

Thank you so much!