Thanks.   I was getting close to resorting to that at one point :).   I 
was just wondering if this is a bug (and a very old one at that), in 
which case I should log it in the bug tracker, or a feature I don't 
understand.   Looks like it's probably a bug.

Regards,

Robert.

Richard Webb wrote:
> The .sch format is ASCII text with the title block items right up near the 
> top, so it's a quick edit to make if it doesn't update as or when expected.
> 
> --- In [email protected], Robert <birmingham_spi...@...> wrote:
>> I've just had my attention drawn to the fact that the date hadn't 
>> updated on one of my schematics after I made a few changes to component 
>> values.   I was thankful find a thread on this subject in the archive. 
>>   I had already tried (unnecessarily) editing the sheet properties and 
>> saving the netlist before searching, but I would never have thought of 
>> annotating to update the date.   The Help just says "The date is 
>> automatically updated".
>>
>> I can understand why the date shouldn't just reflect when you last saved 
>> the file, but surely it should update after any change.   Am I missing 
>> something?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Robert.
>>
>> --- In [email protected], "calvingrier" <cgrier@> wrote:
>>  >
>>  > --- In [email protected], "johnppeter" <john_peter@>
>>  > wrote:
>>  > >
>>  > > I am a new user, and I have begun a simple hierarchical design
>>  > > exercise in eeschema.  I notice that when I change the schematic and
>>  > > save the project, the date field in the title block does NOT change,
>>  > > on the primary sheet.
>>  > >
>>  > > A sub-sheet in the design does not show a date, at all.  This is
>>  > > peculiar and undesirable.
>>  > >
>>  > > I am using a very recent version of the KiCad software...Oct 27,
>>  > 2007,
>>  > > I believe.
>>  > >
>>  > > Could anyone tell me how to:
>>  > >
>>  > > 1) get date information into all sheets in a hierarchical design?
>>  > > 2) change date information manually on one page?
>>  > > 3) allow eeschema to automatically update the DATE field of the
>>  > title
>>  > > block?
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > I know this sounds a little strange, but try annotating, and
>>  > generating a netlist. Mine seems to update all sheets if I do these
>>  > steps.
>>  >
>>
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