Doc Merge Today's Date Field

Question

Hello, 
 I need help finding the correct string to return today's date in a Doc Merge Template. In PDF Manager I used a smarty modifier, but I'm having trouble 
 moment().calendar(referenceDay)

Kate Rose · Accepted Answer

Kate Rose instead of {!formula value='today('} you need {!formula value='today()'} 
 i.e. a closing parenthesis. 
 I just tested with a fresh doc the following two: 
 
 and they generated the following: 
 
 I'll raise an Issue with the product group too to ensure this experience is improved - thank you for flagging!

Kate Rose · Answer

I've always used the following without any issues; 
 {!date format='DD-MMM-YYYY'} 
 So this gives you the current date and also allows you to format all in one tag. 
 Hope that helps, 
 Vincent