Random generate numbers when pdf opens

I have been trying to write a script which generates a random 12 digit number when the pdf opens. I need to the number to show up in a certain read only field on the pdf. I have tried writing the script in the document script and have been unsuccessful. (The random number and another part of the the document will be used to pull information from it at a later date.) Can anyone help me with a script so that I can make this possible?

Do you want a new random number each time the file is opened? If so, enter
this code as a document-level script (not inside a function!):
this.getField("fieldname").value =
Math.floor(Math.random()*Math.pow(10,12));

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