Setting the create/modify date

[DanielG]

Hello,

For my system, we are not allowed to make changes to the documents, so I can't save annotations as part of the PDF. So I'm looking to save the attributes for all annotations so that later I can re-create them. I noticed that the creationDate property is read only, so it seems that there is no way for me to set an annotations creation date. Do you know if there is anyway to get around this?

Also, it looks like when I create an annotation with a specific mod date, it is not displaying that date. Here is the JavaScript I'm using:

var mDate = new Date();
mDate.setFullYear(2013);
mDate.setMonth(10);
mDate.setDate(20);
mDate.setHours(09);
mDate.setMinutes(41);
mDate.setSeconds(59);

var annot = this.addAnnot({
page: 0,
modDate: mDate,
type: "Circle"});

When using that, the mod date will be the date when the annotation was created, instead of the date I specify.

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Hi, Daniel.

I'm afraid but you cannot change the creationDate because it is read-only property by Adobe's JS standard. Also in current implementation you cannot pass the custom creationDate as argument for addAnnot() function. The same with modDate - you cannot pass custom modDate to addAnnot() or change it after creation because it is implemented as read only. Currently is no way to customize them. We will fix it in the next release.

RT#2126: JavaScript: some annot creation problems.

Best
Regards.

[DanielG]

Thank you for the quick response!

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

fixed in build 309

[TatianaS]

Hello,
I just installed version 309 and the create and modified dates are still not fixed.
I am running this test:

var annot = this.addAnnot({
type: "FreeText",
contents: "Testing date",
creationDate: new Date("October 13, 2013 11:13:00"),
modDate: new Date("October 13, 2013 11:13:00"),
rect: [20, 600, 100, 620]
});

Can you please assist.

Thanks
-Tatiana

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

Sorry, I didn't notice you are talking about issue in Viewer.
In 309 build it has been fixed in the Editor.

Now I have add the fix to the Viewer too, but it will be available only in the next build.

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

Fixed in 310.

[TatianaS]

That is great, Thanks

[Will - Tracker Supp]