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Yes, And you have the right idea, modify the script that Rick uses in the exhibit stamp. He's done several versions of the stamp so pick with care. What you should do is create your own stamp and then copy the text field from the one Rick created.

If you are only worried about a single document then you can use the current value of the text field on the stamp as the starting point. But if you need to deal with multiple document in multiple sessions of Acrobat then you'll need to set a persisten global variable. Rick does this in one of his variations.

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]

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