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Show actual time

Community Beginner ,
Dec 04, 2020 Dec 04, 2020

I am not sure if it is possible, I have a field that shows the time when the form was opened with the usual code:

 var c = this.getField("TimeStamp");
c.value = util.printd ("HH:MM", new Date());

 

But I would like the time to change as time goes on. The user could have opened the form at 10:00, but took 20 minutes to fill the form, so I would like to see the 10:20 time shown.

 

Is there a way to see the actual time in a field?

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LEGEND , Dec 04, 2020 Dec 04, 2020

Sure. You'd use the app.setInterval method. The code that it calls would be the same as you showed, but it easily be condensed to a single line. More information here: https://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/acrobat_dc_sdk/2015/HTMLHelp/#t=Acro12_MasterBook%2FJS_API_AcroJS%2Fapp_methods.htm%23TOC_setIntervalbc-34&rhtocid=_6_1_8_6_1_33

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LEGEND ,
Dec 04, 2020 Dec 04, 2020

Sure. You'd use the app.setInterval method. The code that it calls would be the same as you showed, but it easily be condensed to a single line. More information here: https://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/acrobat_dc_sdk/2015/HTMLHelp/#t=Acro12_MasterBook%2FJS_API_Acro...

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 05, 2020 Dec 05, 2020

This worked well on the desktop.

However on iPad it doesn't work, but it might be due to a limitation on the iPad, otherwise it works.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 05, 2020 Dec 05, 2020

I don't think it's a good idea to do a timer that goes on constantly, at least not for the purpose you mentioned. Why not just update the "TimeStamp" field when the file is saved, for example? You can use the Will Save document event to do it.

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 05, 2020 Dec 05, 2020

I know this would make more sense, however I want to use it on the iPad and the user is actually never saving the form. When they are done completeing the form, they just hit a "Submit" button that is from the iPad app to upload the form to a server, so there is no actual save process from the user.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 06, 2020 Dec 06, 2020

Then add it to the Submit button's Mouse Up action...

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 06, 2020 Dec 06, 2020

The Submit button is not a button created in the form.

It is a button from the App itself.

 

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 06, 2020 Dec 06, 2020

Is there a way to have the time check/change everytime a field is filled or a button is clicked?

Would I have to put the code in each of the field to check time?

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Community Expert ,
Dec 06, 2020 Dec 06, 2020
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Yes, if you place the code under the custom calculation script of the text field.

You can use this:

event.value = util.printd ("HH:MM", new Date());

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