Capturing the time a form is entered

Where is the button being pushed from?  

Because you could possibly modify that URL to write the "Now()" to a normal Date / Time field.  So it should load when the button is first pushed...

There are some limitations there too... I'll ponder this a bit.

Curious what your use case is?

Use IOL technique with this one line of script:

_fid_7.value = new Date().toString();

Use a form rule to hide the field from view if you want.

If you are unfamiliar with IOL you can convince yourself this works by just opening your from in edit mode and paste the above line of script into the console and you will see the instant date/time appear in the field's entry box.



ASK: Please Give Me Your Formulas
https://community.quickbase.com/quickbase/topics/formula-parser-in-javascript#reply_18555784

No problem. Make a field called [Record ID# mirror] with a formula of [Record ID#]

Then a form rule that says
When [Rcord ID# mirror] is blank
Change [Date time when fiporm opened] to the current date time.