On 28 Feb 2002, at 21:24, Marjolein Katsma wrote: > The easiest way to work around all the date formats of the world > for data input on a web page is to simply split the input into > three parts: year, month and day. Month and day can then be > dropdown lists (built-in -partial- validation!) and depending on > context, the year might be a dropdown list as well (good for > expiration date for a CC, not so good for a birth date).
That has certain advantages, but it's a pain for the user if it's in a application where you have to enter a lot of dates or fill out a form repeatedly. For that sort of data entry, typing digits is far preferable to selecting from a dropdown list. [Filter fodder: SQL, query] -- Keith C. Ivey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Washington, DC --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
