auto actions : fill a date field with today's date ?

Hi,

Can I use auto actions to fill a date field with today's date ?
thanks

Yes, set the date field to the following value.

[cb:date format="Y-m-d" /]

For datetime fields you'd use the following.

[cb:date format="Y-m-d H:i:s" /]

thanks for your answer.
The date field I am talikng about is already defined as a datetime field, so I probably don't need to set the format again.

What I am asking is : in autoactions, how do I write the command to fill that datetime field with today's date ?
I tried to put "today()" in the value box after I choose the = sign for my datefield, but it doesn't work.
thanks

What I am asking is : in autoactions, how do I write the command to fill that datetime field with today's date ?
I tried to put "today()" in the value box after I choose the = sign for my datefield, but it doesn't work.

Please see my above reply. You need to use a Field action then set its value to one of the above substitutions. If it's a datetime field then you'd use the below.

[cb:date format="Y-m-d H:i:s" /]

Please see our substitution tutorial below for further usage information.

www.joomlapolis.com/support/tutorials/107-use-cases/18353-using-substitutions-throughout-cb