When i open up my form, i have a field called date, i have the properties set
to the field tab stop ( NO ). This way i could default todays date, My question is
how can i set the default date to todays date. Can anyone help me please.

in the properties of that field, you need to set the "DefaultControl" to "=Date( )". Just don't use the quotation marks.

Thank you cffuller for the information on the default date. "=date()" but this does not work. I put up a file on feb 23 2001
and when I open this form and go to pass this field they is no change.
What am i doing wrong. PLEASE HELP.
I have been work on the problem for about
6 weeks.
thank you .

Defaults only apply to new records. If you want to update the date of an existing record whenever that record is updated, you need to add a line of code to the form's BeforeUpdate event.

Me.YourTableDate = Date()

Thank you for the information on the
default date, i did not know that the
"=date()" is just for new records. existing
records erquire a different line of code.
i understaned that the line of code go's
in the properties, then go to before update
event. up to this point i understain, but the
line of code i was not to successful with can
you be a little more detail in the code information.

Thank You For Your Time.

The code does not go in in the control's controlsource property, it goes in the Form's BeforeUpdate event. Since in goes in a VBA function rather than a property, it shuld not be prefixed by the = sign.