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Add dynamic ticket numbering fields in Acrobat

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2011-01-10 10:43:31
foppa
Registered: Jan 10 2011
Posts: 1

Hi,
is there a easy way to add several dynamic count up ticket numbering fields on one page in Acrobat Professional.
 
We have a Letter sized page with a layout of six different tickets that need a unique count up number on print out.
 
For ex:
ticket one - a number field starting at "001" ending at "250"
ticket two - a number field starting at "251" ending at "500"
ticket three - a number field starting at "501" ending at "750"
 
The original pdf file is created in Adobe Illustrator.
 
We do't use inDesign
 
etc.
 
;-)
 
/Foppa
 

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.1.7, Macintosh
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2011-01-10 11:03:08
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thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
You want the count up to happen on print? You'll need to write an automation script that repeatedly increments and then prints.

This is fairly simple, just use a loop. You could run this script directly in the console window.

for(var i=1;i<251;i++)
{
this.getField("Ticket1").value = i;
this.getField("Ticket2").value = 250 + 1;
... etc ...

this.print({bUI:false, bSilent:true});
}


You'll also need to format the fields to include the leading zero. Use this Formatting script:

event.value = util.printf("%03d",event.value);



Thom Parker
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