Dynamic Stamp asks only once per Document for information

[hannesh89561526]

Hello all,

I'm creating some dynamic stamps in Acrobat. There are no problems with displaying dates, identities etc.

But now I'm trying zu create a stamp that asks the user to enter a number that shall be displayed in the stamp. This stamp works great - but only when I use it in a PDF-document for the first time. When I use it again in the same document, I can not enter another number - it automaticly displays the number I entered without asking again. No chance if I delete the first stamp either. It still remembers the number I entered before. If i use the stamp in another PDF-document, it starts again: First use: I can enter the number. If I use it again ... no chance ... *grrr*

I'm using this bit of code in Acrobat Pro DC (2020.009.20067), German:

var cAsk = "Enter number: ";

var cTitle = "xxx";

if(event.source.forReal && (event.source.stampName == "#stampname"))

{

                event.value = app.response(cAsk, cTitle);

}

What's my fault? Could anybody give me a hand? I'd really appreciate it!

Hannes

[try67]

Strange. Can you share the stamp file with us?

[hannesh89561526]

Sure. I hope this works: http://blauland.net/NumberTest.pdf

Thanks for your support!

[try67]

Yes, it's happening to me, too. That is very strange indeed. It's as if the calculation script is not being executed at all after the first time. I haven't seen this happen before.

How did you create this stamp, exactly?

[hannesh89561526]

Thank you for this question. It made me think again.I tried it once again now (100th time) - but now different. And it works!

Normaly I change the name of the stamp by deleting the page-template ("#sdfsd7f6fdzfgwefd..." ) of it and enter a new name in the "manage pages section" (sorry - german version, i don't know the correct phrase). When I check the name of the stamp afterwards (place stamp in a dokument, select it and run "this.selectedAnnots[0].AP" it shows the new name). So I thought that really works.

Now I did not change the name of the stamp and used the cryptic one the system generated. And ... it works.

So I guess changing the name was the problem. Maybe I didn't do it properly. It was a method I found in the community. When I created stamps with dates and idetitys it worked this way.

If I find out more about the problem I'll post it here. I'll do some more tests. But for now my problem is saved. Hallelujah ...

Thanks again for your support!

[try67]

Yes, I suspected that might be the issue. It's better to stick with the "cryptic" one, just in case.