Check date input

[Newsgroup_User]

A user can enter a date into a form field. The date will be inserted
into a database. The input has to be as yyyy-mm-dd.

How can I control the input and display an error message if the user
enters dd.mm.yyyy?

Martin

[Newsgroup_User]

i'd use separate fields for year, month, day. then just concatenate them
before inserting in the DB

using list/menu fields you also simplify the validation

Martin Lang wrote:
> A user can enter a date into a form field. The date will be inserted
> into a database. The input has to be as yyyy-mm-dd.
>
> How can I control the input and display an error message if the user
> enters dd.mm.yyyy?
>
> Martin

[Newsgroup_User]

John Doe schrieb:
> i'd use separate fields for year, month, day. then just concatenate them
> before inserting in the DB

Good idea - thank you!

Martin

[Newsgroup_User]

Or use a javascript Datepicker - there are plenty of decent free ones on the
web and most have Date formatting options.


"Martin Lang" <mart@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:egm6sn$e3i$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> John Doe schrieb:
>> i'd use separate fields for year, month, day. then just concatenate them
>> before inserting in the DB
>
> Good idea - thank you!
>
> Martin

[Newsgroup_User]

> Or use a javascript Datepicker - there are plenty of decent free ones on the
> web and most have Date formatting options.

I thought about and downloaded a datepicker from blueshoes.
Thank you!