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

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Dec 14, 2022 Dec 14, 2022

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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.

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Dec 14, 2022 Dec 14, 2022

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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

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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When they select the date it display correctly but when the recipient receives the email it display as YYYY-MM-DDdate2.png

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

 

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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.

 

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