> Why don't you just use a timestamp?

But that would need me to insert the timestamp manually each time before
exports

> You can update whenever you want or using
>    (org-insert-time-stamp (current-time))
> at the right spot.

Wouldn't that too need manual navigation to #+date: and then eval that
elisp form?


--
Kaushal Modi

On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> wrote:

> Kaushal <kaushal.modi@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > There are quite few documents in which I want to update the date stamp to
> > the last update time.
> >
> > I like that #+DATE keyword value is used aptly in latex/pdf and html
> > exports.
> >
> > But I couldn't find an elegant way for that date to be updated to today's
> > (last updated) date.
> >
> > I came up with the below. But please let me know if there's an inbuilt
> way
> > to do the same.
> >
> >
> > PART 1: Config in init.el
> >
> >     ;; Update TODAY macro with current date
> >     (defun modi/org-update-TODAY-macro (&rest ignore)
> >       "Update TODAY macro to hold string with current date."
> >       (interactive)
> >       (when (derived-mode-p 'org-mode)
> >         (save-excursion
> >           (goto-char (point-min))
> >           (while (re-search-forward
> >                   "^\\s-*#\\+MACRO:\\s-+TODAY"
> >                   nil 'noerror)
> >             (forward-line 0)
> >             (when (looking-at ".*TODAY\\(.*\\)")
> >               (replace-match
> >                (concat " "
> >                        (format-time-string "%b %d %Y, %a"
> (current-time)))
> >                :fixedcase :literal nil 1))))))
> >     (add-hook 'org-export-before-processing-hook
> > #'modi/org-update-TODAY-macro)
> >
> >
> > PART 2: org document where I want the #+DATE to auto update
> >
> >     #+MACRO: TODAY [current date is auto-inserted when exporting]
> >     #+DATE: {{{TODAY}}}
>
> Why don't you just use a timestamp?
>
>     #+date: <2015-08-06>
>
> You can update whenever you want or using
>
>     (org-insert-time-stamp (current-time))
>
> at the right spot.
>
> Rasmus
>
> --
> Sådan en god dansk lagereddike kan man slet ikke bruge mere
>
>
>