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How to create a date stamp with no image

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2010-06-30 13:47:05
ECollins
Registered: Mar 4 2010
Posts: 5
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Is there a way to create a stamp to insert just the date (without any image) on any PDF? I know how to make a date stamp using Javascript but it seems to require that you include an image, which I don't want. (I'm not talking about making my own forms or putting dates in headers or footers. Rather, I want to be able to insert the current date anywhere on a PDF that anyone created so I don't have to use the typewriter tool to type it in.)

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.1, Windows
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2010-07-01 10:20:55
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thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Create a new blank PDF and use this to create a stamp. Open the stamp file and place your date field in the lower left hand corner of the stamp page, Then crop the page to the size of the field.

The blank page has no apperance and if your text box has a transparent background then the only thing on the stamp will be the date text.

You may also want to watch the "Stamps Gone Wild" video at www.pdfscripting.com.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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2010-07-01 11:06:44
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ECollins
Registered: Mar 4 2010
Posts: 5
I didn't realize I could create a stamp with a blank page. It also didn't occur to me to crop the page after I created a form field. This is really cool. Thank you!
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