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I have exactly the same question; it's unimaginable that this can't be done.

Add some JavaScript to your document as a "Will print" event.

Details in the Acrobat JavaScript Guide.

Leonard

I read your question as how to do that for a particular document - so yes, the embedded JavaScript would need to be included in that document. You could certainly have this done on the server as well, as part of your creation process.

As to have Acrobat do this - although Acrobat itself doesn't include this functionality - I believe there are some 3rd party plugins for Acrobat that can add this.

Leonard

Thank you Reinhard! You were kind to do this; but if I may ask a favor, can I get a version that just prints the date and the file name? I don't need the file path, since it's very long anyway.

Also, this script crashes when one chooses the "yes" option on the remove dialog.

Many thanks

OK! Did a little bit more so it is usable for myself.

Now you can choose if you want to have the "Date Time (Filename" footer want to have left, center, or right aligned.

The code has been updated:
- now it really cnter the boxes page for page.
- the first box (Date ...) uses the total width of the page. So it also useable if you want to have a selfmade footer note, something like "First Draft from ....". You have only to edit one box on one page, then it will be displayed on all pages.

- if you want to remove you can use allways "Remove both". It's only work a little bit longer in bigg files.

br, Reinhard

PS to other scripters: If someone has time he may improve the script.
The general settings could be done on a extra page (like general Dateformat, general Texthigh, ..... Then this can saved in global.js. So all the user defined settings are stored and retrieveable. That would Adobe save work. Adobe should set up a "Acrobat Scripts & Scraps" forum, where (freetime-)scripter can publish and discuss scripts.

Edit: ... and where it is also possible to publish scripts without to have to format by yourselft, so that it is readable!

SetRemoveFooter.js (<-Save in folder ...\javascript)

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// SetRemoveFooter

app.addSubMenu({ cName: "Footer",cUser: "Set/Remove Footer", cParent: "File", nPos: 20 });


app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Set Date Time (Filename)", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(1)"});

app.addMenuItem({ cName: " -> Set Date .... centered", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(2)"});

app.addMenuItem({ cName: " -> Set Date .... right", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(3)"});

app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Set Page ", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(4)"});

app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Set Both", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(5)"});


app.addMenuItem({ cName: "-------------------------------", cParent: "Footer",cExec: "{}"});


app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Remove Both", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "RemoveFooter(5)"});

app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Remove Date Time (Filename)", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "RemoveFooter(1)"});

app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Remove Page", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "RemoveFooter(4)"});


//Set/remove Footer
function SetFooter(ARG)
{

var re = /.*\/|\.pdf$/ig;

var FileNM = + this.path.replace(re,"")+".pdf";

var Path = this.path;

var AcDate = new Date();
var AcDateFormat = "yyyy/mmm/dd HH:MM"

var Box2Width = 50

for (var p = 0; p < this.numPages; p++)

{

var aRect = this.getPageBox("Crop",p);

var TotWidth = aRect[2] - aRect[0]

if (ARG<=3 || ARG==5)

{var fd = this.addField("xftDate", "text", p, [30,15, TotWidth-30-30,30]);

fd.value = util.printd(AcDateFormat, AcDate) + " (" + FileNM +")";

fd.textSize=6; fd.readonly = true;

if (ARG==1){ fd.alignment="left" };

if (ARG==2){ fd.alignment="center" };

if (ARG==3){ fd.alignment="right" };

}

if (ARG==4 || ARG==5)

{var bStart=(TotWidth/2)-(Box2Width/2)

var bEnd=((TotWidth/2)+(Box2Width/2))

var fp = this.addField(String("xftPage"+p+1), "text", p, [bStart,30,bEnd,15]);

fp.value = "Page: " + String(p+1)+ "/" + this.numPages;

fp.textSize=6; fp.readonly = true;

fp.alignment="center";

}

} }


function RemoveFooter(ARG)

{

if (ARG<=3 || ARG==5) {var x = this.removeField("xftDate");}

if (ARG==2 || ARG==5) {for (var p = 0; p < this.numPages; p++)

{

var x = this.removeField(String("xftPage"+p+1)); }

} }

I've edited above script and now it should work.

br, Reinhard

I think there is no need. I copied it out and in and it works fine for me (AAr5).

However you may state where to sent to and you will get it.

br, Reinhard

Hello Reinhard,

The script you modified on 16 Nov does not appear in the forum posting, so I cannot copy and paste it. However, if you can email it to me at **** I would very much appreciate it.

Thanks and regards,

Jeff

Reinhard, I love this Javascript for printing the file name as a footer on Acrobat documents; however, I DO need the whole path name as well as the file name to print on my documents...how do I fix this script so that this will happen? Thanks

This is fantastic...just what I was look for!...I just need to add a line of text stating the document will expire after so many days and the date and time to be ...mm/dd/yyyy and standard time not military time. What do I need to add and/or change to achieve this?

Reinhard,

I have altered your code a bit for my specific needs...I need the month/day/time, then document name on the left hand side of the footer, the page of pages in the center...which you have...but then also...on the right hand side of the page, I need it jus plain text where I can type in a message....the code that you've written is a fantastic start...I jus need to figure out how to get that last part in there..and im fairly new to all this...plus..I don't know if removing stuff, I've messed up the other code...seems functional when I test it, but it maybe a bit sloppy after me messing with it!...how do I add that last piece of code? Thanks for your help!!

app.addSubMenu({ cName: "Footer",cUser: "Test", cParent: "File", nPos: 20 });

app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Set", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(9)"});

app.addMenuItem({ cName: "-------------------------------", cParent: "Footer",cExec: "{}"});

app.addMenuItem({ cName: "Remove", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "RemoveFooter(9)"});

//Set/remove Footer
function SetFooter(ARG)
{
var re = /.*\/|\.pdf$/ig;
var FileNM = this.path.replace(re,"")+".pdf";
var Path = this.path;
var AcDate = new Date();
var AcDateFormat = "mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM"
var Box2Width = 50
for (var p = 0; p < this.numPages; p++)
{
var aRect = this.getPageBox("Crop",p);
var TotWidth = aRect[2] - aRect[0]
if (ARG==9)
{ var fd = this.addField("xftDate", "text", p, [30,15, TotWidth-30-30,30]);
fd.value = util.printd(AcDateFormat, AcDate) + " (" + FileNM +")";
fd.textSize=6; fd.readonly = true;
if (ARG==1){ fd.alignment="left" };
if (ARG==2){ fd.alignment="center" };
if (ARG==3){ fd.alignment="right" };
}
if (ARG==9)
{ var bStart=(TotWidth/2)-(Box2Width/2)
var bEnd=((TotWidth/2)+(Box2Width/2))
if (ARG==5){var bStart=(TotWidth-Box2Width-30); var bEnd=(TotWidth-30);}
var fp = this.addField(String("xftPage"+p+1), "text", p, [bStart,30,bEnd,15]);
fp.value = "Page: " + String(p+1)+ "/" + this.numPages;
fp.textSize=6; fp.readonly = true;
fp.alignment="center";
}
}
}

function RemoveFooter(ARG)
{
if (ARG==9) {var x = this.removeField("xftDate");}
if (ARG==9)
{ for (var p = 0; p < this.numPages; p++)
{var x = this.removeField(String("xftPage"+p+1)); }
}
}

Fantastic with the JS.

Thanks to Reinhard and You all.

I'm a 100% novice in this.

But the

var re = /.*\/|\.pdf$/ig;
var FileNM = this.path.replace(re,"")+".pdf";
var Path = this.path;

doesn't seem to work by me. The filename is always "NaN.pdf".

However - after a look in the js api documentation, I changed the 3 lines to just

var FileNM =this.documentFileName

It seems to work. Am I missing something?

@bjames

A quick solution.
Under: "if (ARG==3){ fd.alignment="right" };"
Insert:
var fr = this.addField("xftRem", "text", p, [30+TotWidth/2,15, TotWidth-30,30]);

fr.textSize=6;fr.alignment="right";


If you choose "Set Both" an extra field will be added to the right side of every page. This you can edit on one page for every page.

If you want to remove it via Menuitem, then
Under: "if (ARG<=3 || ARG==9) {var x = this.removeField("xftDate");}"
Insert:
if (ARG<=3 || ARG==9) {var x = this.removeField("xftRem");}

HTH, Reinhard

Add:
fr.value = "My Text";

to:
fr.textSize=6; fr.alignment="right";

e.g
fr.textSize=6; fr.alignment="right"; fr.value = "My Text";

HTH, Reinhard

tried taking out app.addMeuitem and i'm still getting the same thing

i'm using adobe 7.0

thanks a lot for your help though

This is great!

Works with Acrobat 8.0

those having trouble, make sure to save the .js file to the appropriate \program files\adobe\acrobat "X"\javascript folder.

Questions:

A. I am a novice at javascripting. what changes to the script need to be made to move this from footer to header?

B. How to I make it so that this script is available to the Batch Processing in Acrobat?

thanks in advance

Yes, I have used this script with professional 7.0 without problem. I did download from the site provided.

This works great putting the filename to the Header was
Just wondering if there is a way to change the font.
fd.textsize changes the size of the font
Why doesn't fd.textfont="Broadway" change the font.
I Need it to printout a specila type of font is it possible

How can I insert the filename into the header?

Write:

var p=p+1

at the end of the for loop.

HTH, Reinhard

I'm having the same problem with the "internal error" message. I am using Reader 8 and have saved the "txt" file created in Notepad to "program files->adobe->Redaer 8.0->Reader->Javascripts". I am using Windows XP.
The Set/Remove Footer option is showing in the "File Menu" in Reader 8.0. However, the internal error occurs whenever i try to click on it.
Any help would definitely be appreciated.
Thanks!

Thanks for the quick response! Do you happen to know if there is anyway to provide the footer info in Adobe Reader?

One can use JavaScript in Reader, but JavaScript can only be added and edited in Acrobat. There are also many JavaScript methods that can not be done in Reader.

It is certainly possible to use Acrobat to add a field in the footer area, add a "Will Print" action to fill the form field with the file name to the field. Because the field already exist, there is no need to perform this action in Reader. And the "Will Print" insertion of the file name by JavaScript will work in Reader. In fact the Acrobat JavaScript includes information as to which JavaScript object, properties, and methods are available for use in Reader to help form developers know what can be done by an end user with Reader.

addWaterMarkFromFile is available to JavaScript in Acrobat but is not available to Reader when using JavaScript or not.

Of course the above assumes one has access to the Professional version of Acrobat and can edit the PDF.

Oh,
took the german link
here the english one.

http://www.becyhome.de/download_eng.htm#becypdfasm

Best regards, Reinhard