Auto Date Field, acrobat 9 standard

You need to make a read only text field and use document level JavaScript to set the value of the field.

this.getField("MyDateFieldName").value = util.printd('mmm d, yyyy', new Date() );
Have a look at Thom Parkers tutorials:
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/date_time_part1]Working with Date & Time Part 1[/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/date_time_part2/]Working with Date & Time Part 2[/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/07/js_document_scripts]Entering Document Level JavaScripts[/url]

Why a document-level script? You can just embed this script into the document itself and it will launch whenever the file is opened.

Document level scripts are embedded in the document and only execute upon the document being opened and not every time a calculation event is triggered. The script is entered using the 'Advanced => Document Processing => Document JavaScripts'.Are thinking of folder level scripts that are entered into the JavaScript folder for the Acrobat/Reader application and need to be called?

I cant find Document JavaScripts, Im using Acrobat 9 standard, also I cannot bring up debugger manually. I tried ctrl +J and looked all over the menu etc.

You can also use the page open action or the custom calculation script with some modification.

I used the code you suggested in the custom calculation area that worked thanks for your help.
Still dont understand why I dont have any javascript choices on my menu bar is that only in acobat pro?

With Acrobat Standard can I make a form field with a drop down list, one with fixed names, and one with an address list from a data base or can I make the field store the address or names that were previously entered?