This tutorial covers the basics of using Date Fields. Specifically, how to format, auto-populate, and use field events to make date appear and function in powerful ways.
Here is the code:
JavaScript to get Current Date
var currentTime = new Date();
var months=new Array(13);
months[1]=”January”;
months[2]=”February”;
months[3]=”March”;
months[4]=”April”;
months[5]=”May”;
months[6]=”June”;
months[7]=”July”;
months[8]=”August”;
months[9]=”September”;
months[10]=”October”;
months[11]=”November”;
months[12]=”December”;
var v_month = months[currentTime.getMonth() +1];
var v_day = currentTime.getDate();
var v_year = currentTime.getFullYear();
var fullDate = v_month + ” ” + v_day + “, ” + v_year;
JavaScript placed in the “exit” event of the Date Field
var oldText = this.parent.txtParagraph.rawValue;
var newText = oldText.replace(“[Enter Date]”, this.formattedValue);
this.parent.txtParagraph.rawValue = newText;
this.presence = “hidden”;
var newText = oldText.replace(“[Enter Date]”, this.formattedValue);
this.parent.txtParagraph.rawValue = newText;
this.presence = “hidden”;