No - most fields do not update automatically and if you updated the savedate
field after saving, the document would need to be saved again ad infinitum.
It should however show the correct date the next time the document is
opened. You could work around this with a couple of macros in the document
template, then replace the field in the document with the docvariable field
{ DocVariable varSaveDate }. The macros update a document variable with the
current date before saving. You can change the date formatting switches
"dd/MM/yyyy" to suit your local preference.
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
Sub FileSave()
Dim oVars As Variables
Dim oField As Field
Set oVars = ActiveDocument.Variables
oVars("varSaveDate").Value = Format(Date, "dd/MM/yyyy")
For Each oField In ActiveDocument.Fields
If oField.Type = wdFieldDocVariable Then
oField.Update
End If
Next oField
On Error Resume Next
ActiveDocument.Save
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
End Sub
and
Sub FileSaveAs()
Dim oVars As Variables
Dim oField As Field
Set oVars = ActiveDocument.Variables
oVars("varSaveDate").Value = Format(Date, "dd/MM/yyyy")
For Each oField In ActiveDocument.Fields
If oField.Type = wdFieldDocVariable Then
oField.Update
End If
Next oField
On Error Resume Next
Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
End Sub
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