Dynamic Stamp - Fields

[richardjefferis11]

Afternoon all,

I've looked at several posts about Dynamic Stamps in Acrobat on here, but couldn't find a solution...

Using Acrobat DC 19.0 on a Mac Mojave 10.14.5.

I want to create a custom stamp for our business with fillable fields upon placement. I've made a PDF and added the relevant fields under 'prepare form' as you'd expect. (please see attached). However when I place the stamp, these fields don't appear and therefore can't be filled in - it's just blank.

I'm aware that when you create a custom stamp these should appear in Library > Application Support > Adobe > Acrobat > DC > Stamps. I can create a stamp that is 'saved' i.e. it re-appears in Acrobat when I re-open the app, but despite this no folder is created in the above directory, nor PDF files for editing...

Am I missing something? It's infuriating - any help much appreciated

[Bernd Alheit]

Read this:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/print/dynamic_stamp_secrets/

[RuskinF]

I found this resource for you

https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/kb/create-custom-dynamicstamp.html

I hope it helps!

[richardjefferis11]

Hi Ruskin F, and Bernd_Alheit - the response probably applies to both!

I had found both of those resources, but I'm struggling with the location of the stamp files... The 'stamp' folder doesn't exist where you'd expect it, and one isn't created when I make a custom stamp.

The javascript solution to locate it doesn't seem to work either, although I have no experience of javascript so any help with that would be greatly appreciated...

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

/Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/Stamps

or

/Applications/Adobe Acrobat DC/Adobe Acrobat Pro.app/Contents/Built-In/Comments.acroplugin/Stamps/[language _directory]/

[richardjefferis11]

Thankyou, this helped to fix it - those pesky hidden files which needed to be revealed in finder were the issue.

Thanks to you both for swift replies!

[Thom Parker]

This is the best resource for finding (and getting to) the stamp locations

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Installing-a-PDF-Stamp-into-Acrobat-Macintosh-and-Windows.cfm

[Aubreyb]

Do you by chance know of the java script to use that will just display the user name in the dynamic stamp?

[Thom Parker]

Yes,

Put this code into the calculate script for field where you want the user name displayed.

event.value = identity.name?identity.name:identity.loginName;

[Aubreyb]

Thank you Thom!

I have another question, is it possible to add a drop down menu to a dynamic stamp?

[Thom Parker]

If you are asking if the data placed on a dynamic stamp can be selected from a dropdown, then yes this is possible. But to do it you need to create the kind of stamp script that displays a custom dialog to the user. 

You can find out all you need to know about doing this here:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/All_About_PDF_Stamps.cfm

There are full instructions provided, but it's still something of an expert task. If you are not a programmer then I'd suggest hiring a develper/trainer to help you out. Contact me if you are intested.

[BML Projekte]

Thank you @Aubreyb and @Thom Parker for this thread with all the informations. I was having the same problem as @Aubreyb.

My question is how can I have a blank field for free text in the stamp? Is there any java script that allows to place some free text in the dynamic stamp?
Thanks in advance. 

[try67]

The easiest way is to use a response window, like this:

event.value = app.response("Enter some text here:", "", "");

If you want to do this for multiple fields a Dialog object is the better option, but that requires a much more complex script.

[BML Projekte]

@try67 Thanks for your reply and help. I did what you told me but a java scrip warning window pops up before I can select the stamp and blocks the software somehow
It is important to say that I am very unfamiliar with java script and therefore it is difficult for me to understand how this can be achieved.

[try67]

This is the only way to insert text into a stamp. It can't contain a fillable field that the user can enter text into after it has been applied to the page, if that's what you meant.

[BML Projekte]

Thank you @try67 

[Thom Parker]

I believe I said this was not an easy programming task.  The stamp scripts are run at different times. Any script that provides a user interface must also use qualifiers so the UI doesn't popup at unexpected times (as you've discovered). 

You can read about it here:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/dynamic_stamp_secrets/

[Thom Parker]

If you want the answer, then go to the beginning of this thread and read the answers. Read the linked articles. 

[BML Projekte]

 @Thom Parker, thanks. To read all the thread is what I did and because I coud still not manage to achieve having a blank field for free text in the stamp, I posted my question.

 I am very unfamiliar with java script and therefore it is difficult for me to understand how this can be done. All help from you guys who are experts is greatly appreciated.