# How to keep a date stamp stable **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-keep-a-date-stamp-stable/68630 **Category:** Ask for Help **Created:** [December 12, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-keep-a-date-stamp-stable/68630 "2023-12-12T20:16:21Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy) #### Post date: [December 13, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-keep-a-date-stamp-stable/68630/4 "2023-12-13T02:54:41Z")
Given that it’s a non-computed column, the only way that can happen is with an action. Maintaining counters in this way is always problematic and subject to all sorts of things going wrong. I did offer you an alternative solution to this problem a day or two ago - no interest in that? > [@Connect increment value to specific user](https://community.glideapps.com/t/connect-increment-value-to-specific-user/68590/2): > > I’m not quite sure that I follow your logic, but here is how I would do this: Ensure that you are saving both the users email address and date generated in the table where your images are stored. In your User Profile table, create a Query column that targets your Image table, and apply the following filters: – Email address is This row-\>Email – Date is within Today Add a Rollup-\>Count via the Query column If the count is equal to 3, don’t allow an image to be generated (I would use the count… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-keep-a-date-stamp-stable/68630)._