[thelist] Fomated tet box question

Chris.Marsh at Callserve.com Chris.Marsh at Callserve.com
Wed Mar 9 06:58:47 CST 2005


Brian

> My users enter a data in a simple text box.
> 
> I would like the box to just except the date and not have to type the 
> slashes '\' for 03\09\2005
> 
> example:
> 
> ______________
>     \      \
> ______________
> 
> I have read a little about masked text boxes,but there had to be a 
> easier way.

I have had success using select boxes instead of text fields. I use
javascript to dynamically change the number of days available as the
selected values in the month and year select boxes are changed. If the user
does not have javascript available, 31 days are available for each month.
Validation is performed on the server, as should always be done with any
form input. The order that the month and day select boxes are displayed can
be changed depending on the information ganied regarding the user's
geographical location. This, in addition to explicit labelling, reduces any
confusion regarding date formats between US and UK formats. It also requires
no extra logic when the date is processed on the server. The default value
can be today's (or any, for that matter) date. Is there any particular
rerason that yuo want to allow the user to input free text for a date?

Regards

Chris Marsh

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