Stop date from updating

[ablaugh]

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.

[rkmcswain]

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.

[ablaugh]

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

1. On the command line, enter FIELD
2. From the Field Category drop-down list, select Other. 
3. From the Field Names drop-down list, select SystemVariable.
4. From the System Variable drop-down list, select Date. 
5. From the Examples drop-down list, select the desired Date format.
6. 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.

[ablaugh]

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.

[pendean]

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

[rkmcswain]

Stop using "SystemVariable" > "Date"

Just use this: 

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