Using a JavaScript pop-up calendar in an editable grid DTC

[david7777777777]

Merlin,
You've helped me make the Grid DTC editable in Visual InterDev, and you've shown me how to implement a JavaScript pop-up calendar to use for date data entry fields in a form. Now I'd like to combine those two features. I'm trying to figure it out as we speak, but I also wanted to ask you for your input or some hints as to how I can make the pop-up calendar available beside a cell in the editable grid. Thanks for everything.

 

[david7777777777]

Merlin,
I figured it out. I used your this.Edit('Edit') trick in the grid and played around with it until I got it working. Here's the exact code for that column in the grid:

=this.anchor('<a href=&quot;javascript:;&quot; onclick=&quot;DisplayCal(document.thisForm.txtDateReceived, event);&quot; onFocus=&quot;if(this.blur)this.blur()&quot;><img src=&quot;cal.gif&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Open Calendar&quot; width=&quot;16&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; zindex=&quot;0&quot;></A>')

 

[MerlinB]

There is/was a bug in the calendar code - it uses the JavaScript modulo function for limiting the months to the range 0-11. (JavaScript months and days start at 0!)
Unfortunately, I used modulo 11 respectively, it should be modulo 12 - of course.

function getMonthName(i_nMnth, i_bShort) {
var name = m_calMonths[Math.abs(i_nMnth % 12)];

if(i_bShort)
return name.substr(0,3);
else
return name;

}

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[david7777777777]

Are you saying I need to replace some calendar code with the code you've placed here? If so could you please tell me exactly where I need to place this new code? Thanks for everything.

 

[MerlinB]

In the Calendar .js file, locate the function that I showed above and change the 11 to 12, as shown in bold above.

To test, try selecting a date in December. The text returned to the textbox shows 'Jan' not 'Dec'.

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[david7777777777]

That worked. My next book is a JavaScript bible. Thanks.