topic Re: Stop date from updating in AutoCAD Forum

Stop date from updating

ablaugh — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:53:21 GMT

I have a title block where I have been manually adding the date to new prints every day.

So I have been doing a lot of research and found that using the DiselExpression and putting in "$(edtime, $(getvar,date), M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss)". I also read that using "$(edtime, 0 $(getvar,date), M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss)" with a Zero in the edtime field would Not update, but it sill does.

What I am looking for is away to freeze that date and time every time I open up a new project. I don't want it to update with saving, I am looking for away to keep the date a new project started. I tried using the CreateDate, but that just adds the date to when the title block was made.

Not sure if this is possible, thank you all inadvaced.

Re: Stop date from updating

rkmcswain — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:09:08 GMT

Usually, people are asking how to make a Date Field update automatically, not "stop updating"....

A normal date field does not update unless you run UPDATEFIELD and select it.

I just tested it. Note the current time and the field. This is just seconds after opening this drawing.

Re: Stop date from updating

ablaugh — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:35:21 GMT

Thank you for the quick reply. Maybe I am missing something then, I did the following this time.

On the command line, enter FIELD
From the Field Category drop-down list, select Other.
From the Field Names drop-down list, select SystemVariable.
From the System Variable drop-down list, select Date.
From the Examples drop-down list, select the desired Date format.
Click OK and place the field

So now if i want it to shut off auto updating i just tried FIELDEVAL and set it to 0, which worked. But by doing that it also stops updating the file location & project name/rev.

I am sure i am way over thinking this. I just want the date to appear when a new project is started, and to never change even when saving or plotting.

Re: Stop date from updating

ablaugh — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:51:30 GMT

Thank you for the quick reply

So maybe i am over thinking this. I used the following that was linked in your post to create the time.

On the command line, enter FIELD
From the Field Category drop-down list, select Other.
From the Field Names drop-down list, select SystemVariable.
From the System Variable drop-down list, select Date.
From the Examples drop-down list, select the desired Date format.
Click OK and place the field
With that it will update every time I save it. So to shut that off I did a FIELDEVAL and set it to 0. Only issue with that is if/when I do a save as and type in the newest project name or Revision, the newest name and revision in the title block don't updated.

Re: Stop date from updating

pendean — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 18:35:25 GMT

... or just don't use a FIELD if you only wish to control the results manually all the time?

Re: Stop date from updating

rkmcswain — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:38:12 GMT

Stop using "SystemVariable" > "Date"

Just use this:

Or as pendean said, don't use a field at all.