Displaying dates before today's date

[jenn1]

Hi,
How can I display dates before the current date. The default date needs to be the current date, but rest of the dates need to be in the past. Here's my code:
Thanks!

[paross1]

quote:

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Here's my code

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??? looks like an oops.....

[jenn1]

Indeed!
Here's my code (pasting again):
<cfset todaysdate=DateFormat(today, "mmmm, d yyyy")>
<select name="mymonth">
<cfloop from="1" to="12" index="i">
<option value="#i#" <cfif i EQ Month(todaysdate)>Selected</cfif>>#monthAsString(i)#
</cfloop>
</select>
<select name="myday">
<cfloop from="1" to="31" index="i">
<option value="#i#" <cfif i EQ Day(todaysdate)>Selected</cfif>>#(i)#
</cfloop>
</select>
<select name="myyear">
<cfloop from="2005" to="#(Year(Now())+5)#" index="i">
<option value="#i#" <cfif i EQ Year(todaysdate)>Selected</cfif>>#(i)#
</cfloop>
</select>

[Mr_Vball]

quote:

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Originally posted by: jenn
Hi,
How can I display dates before the current date. The default date needs to be the current date, but rest of the dates need to be in the past. Here's my code:
Thanks!

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Take a look at the dateadd function

dateadd("datepart", number, "date")

If you use a negative number it's like subtracting so for example dateadd(yyyy,-1,now()) returns a date exactly 1 year ago

HTH

[Dan_Bracuk]

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Originally posted by: jenn
Hi,
How can I display dates before the current date. The default date needs to be the current date, but rest of the dates need to be in the past. Here's my code:
Thanks!

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The rest of what dates?

[jenn1]

I have a drop down for each date part (e.g. month, day, year), and the default is the current date. So, May, 8, 2008 will be the default. Year choice will be 2008, 2007, 2006 etc. I'm trying to restrict users to only selecting the current date or past dates, no future dates. Does this make sense?

[Newsgroup_User]

jenn wrote:
> I have a drop down for each date part (e.g. month, day, year), and the default
> is the current date. So, May, 8, 2008 will be the default. Year choice will
> be 2008, 2007, 2006 etc. I'm trying to restrict users to only selecting the
> current date or past dates, no future dates. Does this make sense?
>

Then try:

<cfloop from="#year(Now())#" to="#(Year(Now())-5)#" index="i" step="-1">
<option value="#i#" <cfif i EQ Year(todaysdate)>Selected</cfif>>#(i)#
</cfloop>

[Newsgroup_User]

i think what you need is just client-side and sever-side validation of
selected date.
Ian's code will limit the YEARS to current and prior years, but your
users will still be able to select a day in the future if they select a
month or date which are in the future in current year.

use Ian's code to limit selectable years, validate the full submitted
date to make sure it is not in the future, and display alert if the
selected date is gt current date. make sure you take into account user's
timezone and server's timezone if your users can come from around the
world: your server's time may be behind your user's time...


Azadi Saryev
Sabai-dee.com
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