Javascript & Dynamic stamps

Do you have any JavaScript console error messages.

It appears you have only the date since the JavaScript fails when it comes to the object "event.source.source", which has no properties.

The code "!identity.name" is false unless this item is not completed

Have you tested the parts of your alternate "if" statement to see if it evaluates to a logical value?

console.show();
evemt.value = util.printd("h:MM tt, mmm dd, yyyy", new Date() );
console.println("Date: " + sTest);
console.println("identity.name: " + identity.name);
console.println("!identity.name: " + !identity.name);
console.println("identity.loginName: " + identity.loginName);
console.println("this.Collab.user: " + this.Collab.user);
console.println("event.source.source: " + event.source.source);
console.println("this).Collab.user: " + this).Collab.user);
console.println("event.source.source || this.Collab.user: " + event.source.source || this.Collab.user);

event.value = "By " + ((!identity.name || identity.loginName != (event.source.source || this).Collab.user) ? (event.source.source || this).Collab.user : identity.name)
+ " at " + event.value;

Thank you for your quick response.

I don't quite understand your answer, but I tried out the JS debugger and it came with the following response:

this.ADBE has no properties
1:Doc:Exec
NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.
Identity.name:3:Field G1:Calculate

As I understand it, there's some setting that prevents the stamp from doing what is said in the script.

How can I correct this?

For certain newer versions there are security restrictions preventing accessing the identity object. I have posted a solution that works in Acrobat or LiveCycle Designer forms, [url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?id=14045]use windows login name in textfield[/url]. The security restrictions and other details are contained in the [url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]Acrobat JS Reference[/url].

JavaScript runs until it has an error and then stops dead. So you could comment out those lines.

This line makes no sense at all
((!identity.name || identity.loginName != (event.source.source || this).Collab.user) ?

"!identity.name" evaluates to false if the name property is filled in.

"identity.loginName != (event.source.source || this).Collab.user)" is not valid logical statement.

You cold try:

(identity.loginName != event.source.source.Collab.user) | (identity.loginName != this.Collab.user)

Compound logical statements are made up of very simple logical statements and their combined results are combined. You should be able to test each simple logical statement by itself.

console.println("identity.name != '': " + (identity.name != ''));
console.println("identity.loginName != this.Collab.user: " + (identity.loginName != this.Collab.user) );
console.println("identity.loginName != event.source.source.Collab.user: " + (identity.loginName != event.source.source.Collab.user) );