Script to Insert a Custom Stamp/Annotation

Question

Hello,
I have created a new custom stamp and need to add a script to "Batch Processing" to insert this stamp on 1,000 drawings.
The sample script available from the JavaScript for Acrobat API Reference inserts a stamp from the "Standard" Stamp File.
The standard stamp file is located in the following directory:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\plug_ins\Annotations\Stamps\ENU\Standard.pdf
The script needs to be modified to insert a stamp from a custom stamp menu called "Doc Control" and the custom stamp name is "Received".
The actual file which contains the custom stamp is located in the following directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Adobe\Acrobat\8.0\Stamps\Doc Control.pdf
Please find below the script which needs revising to include the new custom stamp.
var annot = this.addAnnot({
page: 0,
type: "Stamp",
name: "myStamp",  rect: [400, 400, 550, 500],
contents: "Received Stamp!",
AP: "NotApproved" }); This part of the script needs revising to refer to the new custom stamp not the stamp in the standard stamp file?
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated - Thank you.

Answer 1

The AP property needs to be set to the Name of the stamp.  When the stamp is created Acrobat automatically assigns it a stamp name.  Not the name of the annotation when the stamp is placed, but a name for the stamp itself.   See this article to figure out what this name is:
http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/02/dynamic_stamp_secrets
Thom Parker
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