Formatting Text Field

[chlebicki]

Hi,

I am trying to format a date time text field. Right now the customer chooses a date and time from a pop-up calendar, who's value is then inserted into a text field, example: 07/17/2006 03:36:08

I am trying to format that time so if can be used as a filename but retain the date/time. So I am thinking something like 07-17-2006 03-36-08

I have been looking for a javascript that would automatically convert the text before the form is submitting, do you think this is the best way?

Thanks,
Craig

 

[r937]

i would do it on the server side with coldfusion, after checking it for correctness, and i would format it like 2006-07-17-03-36-08


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[chlebicki]

Well, I kind of found what I wanted but not exactly. I found a javascript that replaces a character via the 'onblur' function. It works when I want to replace "A" for "B", but when I want to replace "/" with "-" it doesn't work. Anyone have an idea on a work-around...here is the code:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
/* Visit

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and get more free JavaScript, CSS and DHTML scripts! */
<!-- Begin
function replaceChars(entry) {
out = "a"; // replace this
add = "z"; // with this
temp = "" + entry; // temporary holder

while (temp.indexOf(out)>-1) {
pos= temp.indexOf(out);
temp = "" + (temp.substring(0, pos) + add +
temp.substring((pos + out.length), temp.length));
}
document.subform.text.value = temp;
}
// End -->
</script>


Any ideas?

Thanks,
Craig

 

[chlebicki]

r937,

I agree with you on that format, but how do you go from what I have to the format you recommend? Is there a tag in coldfusion that changes format?

Thanks,
Craig

 

[Wullie]

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/functi59.htm

Hope this helps

Wullie

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