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

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9 years 11 months ago #255960 by lbaril
Hi,

Can I use auto actions to fill a date field with today's date ?
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9 years 11 months ago #256139 by krileon
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" /]


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9 years 11 months ago #256282 by lbaril
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.
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9 years 11 months ago #256285 by krileon

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


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