Autofill "date created"

Hi there
I have searched the archives of this forum with no success so I will ask here. Is it possible to fill the IPTC field "Date created" automatically?
I have created a metadata template and have ticked the appropriate box. All the other fields are filled in.
BTW I am on a Windows Vista machine with 2G memory and Lightroom works great for me, a few niggles but nothing serious.
All the best
Sid Frisby

Hi there
Thanks for your interest
When the "Date created" IPTC field is populated and I upload an image to fotoLibra (an agency) the date is shown correctly on their website. If this information is is missing the date shown is the uploaded date. So it appears that the information is written into the IPTC and retained on upload. I have been imputing the date manually but it would be great if this could be done automatically as I sometimes forget and have to change the date later.
Does that make sense?
All the best
Sid Frisby

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