Dynamic stamp with text field are not fillable when placed on another pdf document

[patrickm46639907]

I have a stamp that I have stored in the Stamp folder for Acrobat that has 3 different fields that I want filled out when I place the stamp on a pdf file.     If I bring up the stampsample.pdf file, which is the pdf file that I put the 3 text form fields in, then the fields are available for filling out.    if I bring up a new pdf file and then place the stampsample.pdf stamp onto the new pdf file, it places the stamp fine but I have no ability to fill in the text fields.    It acts like there are not there.    What am I missing?

[gkaiseril]

Is JavaScript activated?

Have you checked the Acrobat JavaScript console for errors?

[patrickm46639907]

InvalidGetError: Get not possible, invalid or unknown.

Doc.external:685:Console undefined:Exec

InvalidGetError: Get not possible, invalid or unknown.

Doc.external:685:Console undefined:Exec

InvalidGetError: Get not possible, invalid or unknown.

Doc.external:685:Console undefined:Exec

InvalidGetError: Get not possible, invalid or unknown.

Doc.external:685:Console undefined:Exec

InvalidGetError: Get not possible, invalid or unknown.

Doc.external:685:Console undefined:Exec

This pops up before I am able to select any dynamic stamp

Patrick A. Miller

[try67]

Did you try to define a variable called "external" in your code? If so, rename it to something else, as that is the name of a (read-only) property of the Document object.

[George_Johnson]

Is the stamp file set up so that the user is prompted to enter the data for the fields when the stamp is applied? It sounds like you may be expecting to fill-in the fields after the stamp is placed on a page, but it can't work that way.

[patrickm46639907]

Maybe I am looking at it wrong.  I want it to prompt them to enter the 3 fields.  One of the fields was automatically populated with the current date and that works but I guess I don’t have the fields set to prompt for user entry.  How do I do that?

Patrick A. Miller

IT Manager

[George_Johnson]

The usual way is to use a custom dialog that programmed in JavaScript. It's one of the more arcane and difficult to describe programming tasks in Acrobat. If you do a Google search using the terms: "custom dialog" Stamp Acrobat

you'll find more information, or find someone to do it for you and you'll be able to learn from it. There's also a book that includes some information on using custom dialogs with stamps: All About PDF Stamps In Acrobat® & Paperless Workflows: Thom Parker: 9780985614706: Amazon.com: Book...

[gkaiseril]

The only way this is possible is to have the dynamic PDF stamp prompt for the input data or gather data prior to being placed. Adding a field set to the current date is fairly simple and provided by Adobe with the provided dynamic stamps.

Prompt for input data becomes more complicated.

Dynamic stamp secrets using JavaScript and Acrobat XI by Thom Parker.