Insert > Form > Date, How to change the format?

[Jaime I Escobar]

I am creating some html forms where the data being input by the users will be send via email, I have a field where the user selects the date from a calendar once the form is submitted the date displays as YYYY-MM-DD, How can I change the format to display as MM-DD-YYYY? I am using Dreamweaver 21.3 build 15593.

[Nancy OShea]

Which datepicker are you using?  It should contain parameters for setting the required date format that's automatically entered when user selects a date.

For manual insertions, use HTML5 pattern for mm/dd/yyyy.  See below for more details.

https://www.html5pattern.com/Dates

[Jaime I Escobar]

When they select the date it display correctly but when the recipient receives the email it display as YYYY-MM-DD

[Nancy OShea]

The answer to that is in your form processing script.  Input data is formatted by the script prior to data transfer.

[Nancy OShea]

I should add that if form data is being ported into a database, the date format must be compatible with whatever your database requires.  If unsure, ask your backend developers.