Blank Date Picker

[MJV57]

I have a form with a datepicker conected to a database. I would like a blank to show up when no date has been saved in the data base for the datepicker field. Can anyone help me with this. I always endup with the current date showing up in the datepicker field when the database has a null value for the date field.

 

[whosrdaddy]

why you just don't hide the datepicker?
add a checkbox to, when checked, enable the user to make the control visible.

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[MJV57]

Many fields to change and this would take too long

 

[phinoppix]

Maybe you can subclass the dateTimePicker control and override/extend the way it handles null values?

 

[MJB3K]

I don't think that the datetimepicker control can have a null or no value within it, hence why it is showing the current date if the value is null...

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[BlackburnKL]

There is at least one third party control that I believe will do what you are looking for. We use a version of it for Windows forms. It is called "CalendarCombo" and is sold by Janus Systems (janusys.com).

It looks a lot like the Microsoft DateTimePicker, but it has a "Today" and a "Null" button, both with configurable text.

We allow some of our dates to be nullable through its .Nullable property.

We display the "Null" button (although you can also hide it) through its .ShowNullButton property.

And we change the "Null" button's text to "Blank" (which we feel is more user friendly) through its .NullButtonText property.

Keyboard users can also blank the date out by pressing the delete key while the control has focus. If I remember correctly, that was built-in. If not, it is an easy feature to add.

There may be others on the market as well. This is one that we have used that has worked well for our purposes (which sounded similar to your question).

BlackburnKL

 

[stavae]

I created a User Form, where one of the fields is "Date of Birth"; I used the XML "DatePicker" data-field for this attribute.After inputing the information, I "SAVE" it.

The problem is : when I VIEW the page (re-load it in my browser), the date-of-birth disappears. It isn't SAVED, for some reason.Every other field is stored.

But, the date of birth vanishes.

Is there something else that I ought to do with the "DatePicker", to ensure that it is saved in my system's repository?


Here is the code I am using :


<Field name='global.dateofbirth'>
<Display class='DatePicker'>

<Property name='required' value='true'/> <Property name='title' value='Date of Birth'/> <Property name='multiField' value='true/>

</Display>
</Field>

 

[MJV57]

Actually you will probably find your date is saved if you check your database but the datepicker comes up with a default date.

 

[stavae]

Not sure I understand how this helps.

Yes, I'm aware that the date itself is probably saved in the database. What I need to know is how to make sure it shows up on the VIEW page