Current date in a form

[Charles]

How can I set the current date to auto fill in a text field in a fillable pdf each time the form is opened?

[Leslie Villarin]

Hello Charles,

Thank you for reaching out to us through our Community Forums!

You can add a custom script for this. Click on Edit All Fields. Right click on the text field you wish to auto populate and select Properties.

Select the Calculate tab> Custom Calculation script and add your script.

var today = new Date();
event.value = util.printd("mmmm dd, yyyy", today);

Immediately you should see the date populate into the field.

Please note that we do not provide support for creating and editing scripts. The script above has been useful for several users of Nitro Pro. However, should you need any additional assistance with JavaScript, a web search will generate the information you are looking for.

I hope this helps!

[Charles]

It worked!

[margos186]

Leslie,

I too tried the script above and it works. How do you make it so the date will not refresh each time you

open the pdf form?

[Pacman45]

I would like to auto fill a date field only when the field gets the focus and only if a date already doesn't exist in the field (null).  I tried this and it doesn't work:

In the Actions tab, I selected On Focus for the trigger and added the following Javascript:

If (event.value == "")

{

    var today = new Date();

   event.value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy",today);

}

[jim smith]

On 2/16/2017 at 4:56 AM, Leslie V. said:

Hello Charles,

Thank you for reaching out to us through our Community Forums!

You can add a custom script for this. Click on Edit All Fields. Right click on the text field you wish to auto populate and select Properties.

Select the Calculate tab> Custom Calculation script and add your script.

var today = new Date();
event.value = util.printd("mmmm dd, yyyy", today home mushroom growing kit);

Immediately you should see the date populate into the field.

Please note that we do not provide support for creating and editing scripts. The script above has been useful for several users of Nitro Pro. However, should you need any additional assistance with JavaScript, a web search will generate the information you are looking for.

I hope this helps!

That's great! can you help me i need a script for my blog. I want to add  a subscribe button on it