formatting time field HMM to H:MM

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How to format text field for time so input could be H.MM or H,MM or HMM and output was always H:MM? User to be able to enter the time in any of these formats, but always appears as H:MM in the text field.

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Thom Parker

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Do you have the ability to edit this form?

The time format was set by the form creator. If you want to change it. You have to change the field formatting.

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kamil.cyprianAuthor

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I am the creator of the form. I want the user to enter, for example, 8.30 or 8,30 or 830 in the time field, and have javascript edit it at 8:30.

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Thom Parker

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So you want the field value to be entered in a variety of formats, and then converted to a standard fomat after entry?

This is possible, but you'll need to write a set of custom scripts.

1. Restricting entry to a specific set of format. This has to be done as a non-commit custom keystroke script.

2. Converting entered data into a standard format. This could be done as a will-commit custom keystroke or a validation script.

The 2nd part is easier. The way to do this coversion is to use a regular expression to recognize the front and end parts of the entered data and then insert the ":".

Heres a script that will perform the conversion.

if(event.willCommit)

{

event.value = event.value.toString().replace(/(\d{1,2})[\,\.]?(\d{2})/,"$1:$2");

}

The first part gets more complicated. Do you know anyting about scripting?

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