The intent of that article was to create a new stamp file, not modify the existing Acrobat Dynamic.pdf file. You were only supposed to copy functionality from the Dynamic.pdf file. Because, the act of inserting your page into this file destroys the dynamic stamp info on the file you insert. However, that doesn't explain why Dynamic.pdf stopped working. Something else must have been done to it. Regardless,  if you used the "Stamp Manager" in Acrobat to create a new stamp, then that stamp will be in a file with a cryptic name, in the "user" stamp folder. To locate this folder, run the following code from the Acrobat Console Window. app.getPath("user","stamps"); You can find out more info in this AcrobatUsers tutorial: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/dynamic_stamp_secrets ... View more

Well Actually, you ought to be able to use an URL in a PDF link with the "javascript:" prefix.  This will of course cause Acrobat to have a small fit and display lots of security popups. A much better solution is to pass your desired parameters in a query string to a web app that will in turn display the page correctly. ... View more

In general it is best not to edit the files that come with Acrobat. You may be able to recover the original file from the "Help->Repair Installation" menu item Now, what specific actions is you apply to the stamp file? please be specific. ... View more

I'm with JR on this one.  True DRM is expensive and unwieldy. The OCG solution is cheap, easy, and cracking it is beyond the technical abilities of nearly all users. I have customers that uses this technique with documents they sell.  So it really works. I've got a demo file that provides detailed instructions on my site. However, it does fall in to the category of keeping honest users honest. Rather than preventing malicious users from accessing the PDF. Toward this end the solution can be made stronger by also encrypting the PDF with a self signed certificate from the target user. I think this is a pretty good combination, blocking OCG Layer and digital certificate encryption. ... View more

So, the "this.closeDoc(true) statement is in the stamp script or the menu script? Is there are an error reported in the console window? The console is the first place to look whenever there is a JavaScript issue. closeDoc(true) changes the state of the document. This can be dangerous when the document is being operated on by the script. In the stamp script "this" refers to the stamp itself, so I doubt Acrobat would allow it to be run, and it if did it might crash Acrobat cause you're closing the stamp file in the middle of applying the stamp. If it is run from the menu script, then "this" may or may not refer to the document being stamped. It is better to reference the document directly with "event.target". But even if "this" does point to the document being stamped, there may be other things happening with the PDF that would cause "closeDoc" to not work.  So what's in the console window? ... View more

Well you know, as Try67 says, the issue is with the storage location.  But the important bit here is not the specific location, but the data. So, you can simply use a different location. For example, any global generic object. It's important that the object is both global and generic, so that it can be seen everywhere and handled generically. For example the "color" object. Just replace "event.source.source.info" with "color" and see how that works. ... View more

Yes, this is the correct methodology, except you should name the info property for the data. event.source.source.info.Supplier = Supplier; event.source.source.info.InvoiceNum= InvoiceNum; event.source.source.info.Company = Company; These make a lot more sense than "DocumentState".  Also, instead of the "app.response" box, I'd use a custom dialog. Dialogs however are much more difficult to create than the code we've just worked though. ... View more

try67  wrote .. It's sounds like a bit of a mess to write such a code, though. Compared to what? writing a plug-in?  If you can get away with a funky JS solution, then it is a better solution than creating a plug-in for the simple reason that it's fast, easy, and will work across platforms, and even in many 3rd party tools (except when menu items are used). That is not to say that I don't create a lot of single purpose plug-ins for filling in the holes in the JS model. But you have to be very careful for exactly the same reasons I've mentioned above, i.e. Plug-ins activated from JS operate asynchronously.  ... View more

First, My Bad.  I just copied your code for the "mySaveProc" and forgot to remove the inputs Here is the revised code var mySaveProc= app.trustedFunction(function() {      app.beginPriv();     var myDoc = event.target;     var myPath = "/c/" + myDoc.info.DocumentState + "/test.pdf";      myDoc.saveAs(myPath);      app.endPriv(); }); Now, about the "Supplier" value.  In the stamp script you have this line:    event.source.source.info.DocumentState = Supplier; This code places the "Supplier" data value into "doc.info.DocumentState" where "doc" is a pointer to the document object in question. In this case the document being stamped.  Check on it. Open the Document Properties window and click on the custom tab. You'll see the value there. "myDoc.info.DocumentState.Supplier" is not a thing. It does not exists, because the code only sets "myDoc.info.DocumentState". Go with the code for "mySaveProc" as I've written it above. ... View more

You are very close, but your code has a couple of problematic spots. 1. In the code that creates the menu item =>  cExec: "mySaveProc();", the function mySaveProc is called with no parameters, yet it has 2 inputs,  This is not an error, just neatness, get rid of the two inputs. 2. In the "mySaveProc" function the "Supplier" parameter is undefined.  What you want to use is the storage location for "Supplier", like this: var mySaveProc= app.trustedFunction(function(myDoc, myPath) {      app.beginPriv();     var myDoc = event.target;     var myPath = "/c/" + myDoc.info.DocumentState + "/test.pdf";      myDoc.saveAs(myPath);      app.endPriv(); }); It also does not need to return a value. This will work, but if you have issues, report back and I'll show you how to do some debug ... View more

                       event.value = Department                          event.source.source.info.DocumentState = Department;   2. save it to a common location, such as the document info.                How can I do that ? Look at the line of code immediately above "2. save it to..." This code creates a new entry in the document info called "DocumentState".  This new document info entry is accessed in the menu save script as "this.info.DocumentSate". Just as I showed in my previous post. You might want to go back and re-read what I've written. ... View more

Looks pretty much identical to your hex code. ... View more

That's what I'm doing too, only I have an app that does it for me, cause I make a lot of toolbar buttons. Here's the hex code: 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 ... View more

Your current strategy has two steps. 1. apply the stamp with the regular stamp tool 2. use menu driven automation script to save file Let's stick with that for now. Forget what I said about putting it all in one script. You want the file information to be collected in one location, and then used for both the stamp and the save script. To do this,    1. collect the information in the stamp script.    2. save it to a common location, such as the document info.    3. the save script then uses this info to rename the document. ... View more

The best thing to do is to ask all the questions in the menu script. Place the collected values into something that is accessible to the stamp script, then place the stamp. The stamp script then pulls the values from the common storage location. A good candidate for this storage is the document "info" object on the PDF being stamped.  By default, the current document will be "this" when the menu item is selected.  For example: // In the menu script this.info.myValue = app.response(cAsk, cTitle); // in the a field calculation Script on the stamp event.value = event.source.source.info.myValue; ... View more

Here's what it looks like when I converted the PNG to an icon with the util.iconStreamFromIcon() function. I think it looks fine, but if you want the edges to be sharper, then you'll need to edit the original image, cause it does have slightly fuzzy edges. ... View more

The test you described is an excellent demonstration of how the stamp is applied to the document after the stamp calculate script is finished running. In fact, in your example the app.alert box prevents the script from finishing, thus ensuring that the file will be saved without the stamp on it. Again the solution is to write an automation script that applies the stamp and then saves the document. Basically you need to extend the folder level script with a menu item or toolbar button to perform these two steps. I would suggest searching the internet for "how to make an Acrobat menu item", "Acrobat Automation Script" and "Automate PDF Stamp", "Apply PDF stamp with script", that sort of thing. We can certainly help with the next step. ... View more

And the reason the file is named "undefined.pdf" is because of this line: var myFileName = event.source.source.Filename + ".pdf"; event.source.source refers to the document object being stamped, but there is no "Filename" property of the document object. It should be var myFileName = event.source.source.documentFileName + ".pdf"; Something that you should always do when writing code (any code for anything) is to verify the names of the things referenced in the code. For example, open the console window, enter and run this: this.Filename It will return "undefined" Now enter and run: this.documentFileName See what happens ... View more

Ok, so if the "undefined.pdf" file did not exist before you placed the stamp, then you have shown that you can in fact save a PDF from a stamp script. This is very interesting because it shouldn't happen. But you have also proved my first point. Now please refer to my previous post: A stamp script, i.e., the code in the calculate script on a field on the stamp is very limited. It is run before the stamp is applied to the document.  In order to save the file after the stamp has been applied requires a code to be run after the dynamic stamp has already finished running. The reason the stamp is not in this saved file is because the stamp does not exists when the stamp script is run.  The save has to happen after the script is finished running. Hence the conundrum.  The solution is to create an automation script that places the stamp on the PDF, then saves the file after the stamp is on the PDF. ... View more

The global isn't for showing the dialog, its for defining the dialog object.  ... View more

The trusted function is needed to save, but the "app.trustedPropagatorFunction" is not necesary. That's all I as saying. Now, to get a clearer idea of what is happening in your current script, and in the future, please open the console window and see if any errors are reported. Let me know what you see and we'll go from there. ... View more

Yes, you could add a menu or toolbar button, or a command, to set the options, but then you'd have both the action plus this thing. I find a better method is to create a summary document. That way the code is all contained in the action, much easier for the user to install. And the summary document is a visual reminder that everything processed is using the same parameters.  As well as containing some useful info. For example, it can show status for document that can't be processed if there is security on the doc, or is XFA. The current code only checks the globals so it doesn't have to recreate the dialog each time. ... View more

Did you try Math.round()? ... View more

It looks like the poor image quality has to do with compression and scaling. What does the PNG (not the ps) file look like in PhotoShop? ... View more

Gilad and Zimbop, the issue with action scripts is that the DOM provides no info about the file's order in the process. The script doesn't know if a file is the first in the process, or the last.  Since the JavaScript model doesn't provide any info on this, then you have to create some method for detecting the first document. That's the trick. ... View more

You've got a bit of a conundrum.  A stamp script, i.e., the code in the calculate script on a field on the stamp is very limited. It is run before the stamp is applied to the document.  In order to save the file after the stamp has been applied requires a code to be run after the dynamic stamp has already finished running. So a stamp script is not the correct place to save a file. There are also other issues with document and system state that will probably prevent you from saving a PDF from a stamp script.  And of course, as try67 has pointed out, the script in your post points to the wrong document. To do this requires a folder level automation script that performs all actions, accept applying the values to the dynamic stamp. First, the code you show above is overly complex. You only need this. mySaveAs = app.trustedFunction(function(doc,path) { app.beginPriv(); doc.saveAs(path); app.endPriv(); }); That's it. the app.trustPropagatorFunction() is for adding trust to object members. Next, how are you creating the popup dialog that collects all the info? ... View more

Hello Zimbop,  I'm the original author of that Action. I wrote it for Rick.  And you are not the first person to ask for the dialog to only come up once. And I created that variation. So if your interested, send me an email.  thomp@windjack.com ... View more

I have a conspiracy theory about that.  I happen to know for a fact that there are people at the highest levels of Acrobat development that are anti-JavaScript. They hate it because they are PDF originalist. They think PDF should be a static presentation format. That interactivity, and especially scripting, muddies the purity of PDF.  Scripting allows almost anyone to automate processes and turn PDFs into mini applications, making it wildly popular with the unclean masses. This anti-JS cabal can't get rid of it outright because it's popularity and market value. So, they are scheming to slowly make JS useless through deliberate inefficiencies, corrupting it from the inside out. ahhh hahahaha, Or maybe not ... View more