Automatically insert today's date upon opening

How can I have a text field automatically update with the current date from the system clock upon opening of the document?
I have a read-only text field called "Current Date" and I can get this to work using the following script:
this.getField("Current Date").value = util.printd("mmmm dd, yyyy", new Date());
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be very consistent.  How can I get this to run, and recheck the system clock for the current date, every time the document is opened?
Thanks in advance for your help!

Gotcha.  I was originally looking in the "Set Document Actions" menu but I didn't see anything for "on open".  I wasn't aware that Document JavaScripts fit that bill.
Thanks a million!

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