Batch Processing for JavaScript under Set Document Actions

Why do you think the examples are not compatible with Acrobat 9?
What happens when you tried using them?

And if you want to delete an action just set it to an empty string.

I modified an example I found here:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/1166300

The only thing I changed was some of the field formatting and a portion of the string entered into the date field:

// Disable auto calculate
app.calculate = false;

// Add new field to each page
for (var i = 0; i < this.numPages; i++) {// Create and format field
var aRectangle = this.getPageBox( {nPage: i} );
aRectangle[1] = aRectangle[3] + 100;
var fld = this.addField( {cName: "MyDate", cFieldType: "text", nPageNum: i, ocoords: aRectangle} ); // add field
fld.alignment = "left";
fld.textSize = 8;
fld.textColor = color.black;
fld.textFont = font.Times;
fld.readonly = true;
fld.print = true;
fld.display = display.visible;

}

// Restore auto calculate
app.calculate = true;

// add WillPrint script to populate the form field
this.setAction({cTrigger: "WillPrint",
cScript: "var fld = this.getField(\"MyDate\"); fld.value = \"Printed from controlled source on \" + util.printd(\"mm-dd-yy, HH:MM:ss\",new Date()); \r"});

The batch script will run without any errors . . . but it won’t insert the date fields or change the Set Document Actions script. Can you troubleshoot this for me?

Thanks.

Can you run the script in the JavaScript console?

I'm not sure what you mean by console. I just use the following menus:
Advanced --> Document Processing --> Batch Processing --> Edit Sequence --> Execute JavaScript, select the folder with all the PDFs I want to change, and then Run Sequence.

Hi felidae990,

Copying and pasting code from forum threads sometimes can be a frustrating experience
( http://www.acrobatusers.com/blogs/thomp/copying-and-pasting-code )

The Console Window is a tool that lets you test out your code before using in a production setting and it will report errors-
http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console (article)
http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro (video tutorial)

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.pdfscripting.com
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