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Theresa,

Sorry that I missed your message when you posted it. I had come back here to make an announcement about a change in the scripts posted at:

 <http://pdsassoc.com/downloads/DateScripts.zip>

and so I belatedly found your message. The changes I've made were done because David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepcion spoke at some length about the date insertion scripts covered in this topic.

I'd almost forgotten about them, to tell the truth, but the podcast caused me to revisit them. They come much closer to doing what you asked for, and I've included instructions on making the kind of change you requested.

There are still two scripts, but they work quite differently from before:

DateTimeSetup.jsx allows you to create two DateTimeFormat/Character style pairs (by means of a dialog) that allows you to have up to two date/time stamping formats in any of your documents.

I�ve built-in 14 different formats and provided instructions on how to add more.

DateTimeInsert.jsx uses the settings for your document to insert the current date/time in place of any text that uses the character styles you assigned.

So, this second script is exactly as David and Anne-Marie described in the podcast, with the addition that it can now work with any of the 14 built-in formats and you can have two active at once in your document.

I�ve written an eight-page user guide which explains how to install the scripts, how to operate them, and how to customize them.

To read more about the podcast or even to listen to it, follow this link:

 <http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-031.php>

Dave