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Text Field Set for Military Time?

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July 29, 2024
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How do I set a text field to military time without the ":"? HHMM, for example: 0800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2359, etc. I want to set the field to accept numbers only (so my keyboard adjusts to numbers when I enter the field) rather than typing numbers into an unformatted text field.

If not possible to format for time without the ":" (07:00), how do I format the field so that the ":" is entered automatically without typing it? I type 0700, and when I tab to the next field, the text automatically changes to 07:00?

Either option is good for me.

Thank you for your time.

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Correct answer PDF Automation Station

Try this:

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Try this:

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OCONUS74Author

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This 99:99 worked perfectly to automatically add the ":" in the text - thanks very much!

PDF Automation Station

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Does it bring up the number keyboard? I can't test on a mobile device.

creative explorer

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@OCONUS74 when you 'Prepare a Form' you can edit the 'text fields.' Click on 'Text Fields' and click it to where you want the text field to be on the form. I pick the arrow tool to resize the 'text field.' Double-click on the text field to open the 'Properties' - Format - Number. Change the 'Decimal Places' to be 'zero' andclick on close when ready.

Now, you can enter whatever number in...granted, someone could still type in the wrong time I guess!

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OCONUS74Author

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Thank you @creative explorer

I am actually doing this the way you described now - however, when I
type "0700" the "0" disappears from the numbers as it does not recognize a
number beginning with "0". Hence my dilemma. Any way to keep the "0" on
the number at the beginning?

Thanks again.

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OCONUS74Author

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You can't have it both ways. If you set the field's Format to Number it will drop the initial zero added, but you'll get the numbers keyboard only (on a mobile device). If you set it to None you could enter anything into it (and then use a Validation script to reject invalid values, although that might not work on a mobile device), but the Numbers-only keyboard won't appear when you click into it.

Thanks for the reply.

I don't think that a text field to show proper military time (with the "0"
for morning hours and without a ":" between the hour and minute numbers) is
wanting something unreasonable or "both ways," but I appreciate the
information and your time.

However, if that is not possible, is there no way to have the ":"
automatically populate between the first two digits and the second two of a
number that will always contain four digits?

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Best Regards,

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