Conditional field fill - If/Then?

[rdmiddleton]

I have a form with several boxes for initials and date for each step completed. I would like for the date to autofill (current date) when the "initials"(completed by) field is completed.
Ex:
Step1 Completed by ____ On __/__/__
Step2 Completed by ____ On __/__/__
Step3 Completed by ____ On __/__/__
Different people are responsible for each step.

Something like:
Before
If step1 completed by = ""
After
If step1 completed by <>"" then step1 completed on = 'current date'

Any thoughts on how to accomplish this?

[a.gneady]

Try using the tablename_before_update hook for this ... for example:

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if($data['step1_completed_by'] != ''){ $data['step1_date'] = date('Y-m-d'); }