Auto fill date on "save as"

I have a PDF form that used by our office staff, and maybe updated several times over the course of a job. I need a date field that will update when the user "saves as", not when the file is open. I have gotten the date to stay (not update when the file is viewed) but can't seem to get it to update if the form is edited and saved again. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

In Acrobat 11 you'd access it by selecting: Tools > JavaScript > Set Document Actions > Document Will Save
It should be the same for Acrobat 10, but Acrobat 9 it's under: Advanced > Document Processing > Set Document Actions

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