Acrobat 6 Pro: Get System Time for Form Entry

[Bill_Connelly@adobeforums.com]

In using the Combo Box Tool, is there a way to have the System Time entered into the data field, when the user clicks the Combo Box Button? A JAVA Script, that I don't know how to write (at present) to fetch the time and enter it into the form?

I would also like to have another field that takes two times from other fields and shows the difference ... i.e., how long it took to do a task (click one time button, do the task, then click the next time button). Is this possible in Acrobat 6 Pro?

I was hoping to be able to set this up in InDesign then move to Acrobat Pro, but CS doesn't offer this connectivity, and InDesign doesn't seem to have Combo Box or Check Box Tool capability.

[Bill_Connelly@adobeforums.com]

I found the following JavaScript statement ... it works in the Script Editor, but I get a syntax error when I try to use it in the Combo Box Tool of Acrobat 6, as a Java Script.

Where do I find How Tos?

I downloaded the SDK for Acrobat 6 ... where is my answer?

JavaScript:

tell application "Acrobat 6.0.1 Professional" to set value to (time string of (current date))

How cryptic.

[Bill_Connelly@adobeforums.com]

Am I confusing AppleScript with JavaScript?

[MarkATS@adobeforums.com]

Am I confusing AppleScript with JavaScript?




yes

[Bill_Connelly@adobeforums.com]

Any references about JavaScript for Acrobat 6 Pro that I might find readable?

Several good examples of code for simple tasks would suffice.

[MarkATS@adobeforums.com]

Any references about JavaScript for Acrobat 6 Pro that I might find readable?




The Acrobat JavaScript Reference would be a good place to start...

<http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/pdf/topic_js.html>