Form - Button inserts username and date

[NathanDF]

Hello,

I'm creating a form that includes a button that will automatically enter in the users Windows ID and current date and I'm having trouble finding a javascript on how to do this.

Any help that could be provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Nathan

[try67]

The latter is easily done, the former not so much. You can access the "Login Name" property of the identity object, but it requires installing a script on the user's local machine.

[NathanDF]

Thanks. Any advise on how to do the date? This is the first form I'm creating with a button and I'm not too savvy with Java.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

First thing to know is that it's JavaScript, not Java. Similar names, but very different languages.

You can use this code:

this.getField("Date").value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy", new Date());

[NathanDF]

Thanks again. So what I have now is but I still cant get it working...

document.getElementById("Button1").onclick = function() {

this.getField("Date").value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy", new Date());

};

[try67]

Wait, are you talking about a web-page form, or a PDF form? My code (and this forum) is for the latter, only.

[NathanDF]

I'm trying to use what I found on the internet with what you provided. This is for a PDF form. I'm guessing I grabbed an HTML JavaScript...

[try67]

It is. Use just what I provided as the Mouse Up event of your button.

[NathanDF]

Perfect. It works. Thank you again for all the help.