Date Input mask Required - URGENT!!

[Michela]

I am very new to ASP and Javascript.
I have a web form linked to an Access database.
One of the text boxes is suppose to be for a date and I want an input mask like (##/##/##). It's probably a javascript issue.
I would really appreciate if someone would tell me not only the code but where its suppose to go, in simple specific terms!! Thanks a mill!

 

[Nsynan]

If you want to get preformated date input, you might want to look at the java script at:

http://javascript.internet.com/calendars/popup-date-picker.html

 

[rac2]

The link provided by Nsynan is truly nifty. But 17K of code is a heavy load. Here is a link to a lightweight date validation script.

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7116/jv_datev.html

Another approach is to use drop-down lists for month, day, and year instead of a text box. That way you have a lot of control over the values selected. Even so, you need a validation script like the one above to avoid June 31 and Feb 29, 2002.

These scripts go in the HTML, not in the ASP