On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:52:13 -0500, Adina Rosenbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This might be a simple question - but I was wondering what is the best way > of having the user enter a date via a form and then putting it in a date > field - if I have three seperate drop down boxes for day month a year? how > do I put it together to go into one date field....Thank you
After several different versions, I have settled on a combination of two ways: 1) text box with a calendar date picker 2) simple text box with after-input validation In option 1 or 2, I allow them to enter the date in one of three formats: mmddyy, mm-dd-yy, or mm/dd/yy (can also us yyyy in any of these ways) I then have a script that checks for the date seperator and process the data, and checks for a valid date using IsDate(). Using the date picker is hit-or-miss, since many people prefer to type it in by hand rather than going through a date picker system. My folks usually go for speed and are used to typing in the date mmddyy or mmddyyyy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages --------------------------------------------------------------------- Post : [email protected] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
