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darkagn
Inspiring
March 17, 2009
Pergunta

Insert Date Modified Field

  • March 17, 2009
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Hi all,

I am using RH7 and would like to insert the date that each topic was last modified into my global template for my project. I have seen that there is a Fields and Variables dialog that seems to do what I want, that is I can insert a Date field and it is automatically updated when the topic is opened. The problem is, I want the field to only update when a topic is saved, and it should not be the same date for every topic (I don't want Topic A's date to be updated when I save Topic B for example). Does anyone know if what I want to achieve is possible?

Regards,
darkagn
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Jop_Smith
Inspiring
April 7, 2016

I've just been reading this old post, as I'm after the same behaviour as darkagn above. However, when I manually update a date/time field in a topic (by pressing F9 or right-clicking and choosing Field > Update Field) the change does not stick when I save the topic. It reverts to the original value when the topic is reopened or republished. Is this a bug or just a limitation?

Thanks

Jonathan

Captiv8r
Captiv8r
Legend
April 7, 2016

Hi there

You replied to a thread that is perhaps seven years old. What version of RoboHelp are you using?

Hard to say what may be going on without knowing that information.

Cheers... Rick

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Jop_Smith
Inspiring
April 7, 2016

Hi Rick, I'm running RH 2015.

Cheers

Jonathan

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darkagnAutor
Inspiring
March 17, 2009
Hi Rick,

Thankyou for the response, I think that is as close as I can get. Unfortunately it will be inaccurate for topics that haven't been touched for a while, but at least changes from now on will become apparent.

Thanks again,
darkagn
RoboWizard
RoboWizard
Inspiring
March 17, 2009
Hi there

What I normally advise is to insert the field but be certain to turn off the automatic update feature. If you leave the auto-update feature enabled, simply opening the topic in the editor is normally sufficient to change the date (sometimes inadvertently - oops, didn't mean to open THAT topic!)

This does, however, place a certain onus on the help author to remember to update the field before saving the topic.

Cheers... Rick
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