Datetime Stamp for When Status set to a specific status.

As posted above

Date of most recent update (this needs to be a formula date field)

ToDate(Left(Right([my update field],"["),9))

The best way in terms of low tech solutions is to use a multiple choice field  with log changes enabled.

You create formula fields to hive off the information from the most recent update and use those fields in View mode on forms and on reports.

Here are the essential formulas.

Parsing Append Only Fields

so... if you have a text field set to Log Changes where the new entries act in the default manner which is to be at the bottom of the updates, here are some formuals to use to parse out the values from the most recent entry.  I am also assuming that you are logging the date and not the date and time.

Most recent value (formula text field type)

Trim(Right([my update field],"]"))

Date of most recent update (this needs to be a formula date field)

ToDate(Left(Right([my update field],"["),9))

Who did the most recent update (formula text field type)

Trim(NotLeft(Left(Right([my update field],"["),"]"),9))

Thanks, will give that a try, and yes only need the date. Is there any examples of this method?

I have it setting my forumla field to the last status set, but how do i get the date of the last entry for a specific status entered? thanks again!

To get the name of the person who did the update, it should be this.

Who did the most recent update (formula text field type)

Trim(NotLeft(Left(Right([my update field],"["),"]"),9))

At a lost.  Don't want to use forms, have a status field that has 9 choices, and will most likely be at least 7 or 8 of them as it goes through the process. for three the processes i have to store the date it was set to that specific status and for one of the status i have to record the person who set it to that specific status. I have tired log edit and using and creating a table to and using actions to put data in the table.  but with both i cannot get the specific information i need by lookup or formula to get the specific data I need.  Is this possible in grid edit?  thank you for any help or insight!