Acrobat Pro 8 - Create a Dynamic Stamp

1. How can I create my own dynamic stamp, for instance, how can I change the existing dynamic stamp "Approved" to "Released" with same time and date included.
2. How can I create my own dynamic stamp with some defined chops with additional "released", time and date included.
Hope I have made myself clear for these question, I have searched in the knowledge database, could not been able to get it.
Thanks and regards,
Tom Tang

Hi gbsales,
Did you read the Dynamic Stamps Secrets article (http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/02/dynamic_stamp_secrets )? It explains how to locate your dynamic stamp files (which are really PDF files) after you create them. Once you locate them on your system you can make a copy and distribute the files to your co-workers. Of course, they will have to place them into the stamps folder on their Acrobat stamps folder too ( they can run the same code to find the path to the correct foler on their system).
From the Console Window run
app.getPath ("app", "stamps");
app.getPath ("user", "stamps");
to locate your stamp files. Further details are in the article.
Hope this helps,
Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com
www.pdfscripting.com

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