db.define_table('your_table', #your other fields here Field("added_on", 'datetime', default=request.now), Field("updated_on", 'datetime', default=request.now, update=request.now), )
and don't bother, just do inserts and updates
db.define_table('your_table', #your other fields here Field("added_on", 'datetime', default=request.now), Field("updated_on", 'datetime', default=request.now, update=request.now), )
and don't bother, just do inserts and updates