Populate combo boxes with today date

sabavno · Feb 24, 2004

Hi,

I have three combo boxes on my form. First contains the month selection, second - day's, third - year.

(E.g. <SELECT NAME=RelMonth>
<OPTION VALUE=1>Jan
<OPTION VALUE=2>Feb
<OPTION VALUE=3>Mar
<OPTION VALUE=4>Apr
<OPTION VALUE=5>May
<OPTION VALUE=6>Jun
<OPTION VALUE=7>Jul
<OPTION VALUE=8>Aug
<OPTION VALUE=9>Sep
<OPTION VALUE=10>Oct
<OPTION VALUE=11>Nov
<OPTION VALUE=12>Dec

</SELECT&gt

On the loadForm, I want these boxes have a selection corresponding to the today's date.

Please advise if it is dueable.

Thanks.

ggriffit · Feb 24, 2004

It is, after you've built the SELECTS try something like :

<html>
<body>
<form name="myForm">
<select name="days">
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">9</option>
<option value="10">10</option>
<option value="11">11</option>
<option value="12">12</option>
<option value="13">13</option>
<option value="14">14</option>
<option value="15">15</option>
<option value="16">16</option>
<option value="17">17</option>
<option value="18">18</option>
<option value="19">19</option>
<option value="20">10</option>
<option value="21">21</option>
<option value="22">22</option>
<option value="23">23</option>
<option value="24">24</option>
<option value="25">25</option>
<option value="26">26</option>
<option value="27">27</option>
<option value="28">28</option>
<option value="29">29</option>
<option value="30">30</option>
<option value="31">31</option>
</select>
<select name="months">
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">9</option>
<option value="10">10</option>
<option value="11">11</option>
<option value="12">12</option>
</select>
<select name="years">
<option value="2002">2002</option>
<option value="2003">2003</option>
<option value="2004">2004</option>
<option value="2005">2005</option>
<option value="2006">2006</option>
</select>
</form>
<script language="javascript">
var myDate=new Date();
var day = myDate.getDate();
var month = myDate.getMonth();
var yy = myDate.getYear();
var year = (yy < 1000) ? yy + 1900 : yy;
document.myForm.days.options[day -1].selected=true;
document.myForm.months.options[month].selected=true;
for (count=0;count<document.myForm.years.length;count++)
{
if (document.myForm.years.options[count].value==year)
{
document.myForm.years.options[count].selected=true;
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

kaht · Feb 24, 2004

you could also shorten the script code like so:

Code:

&lt;script language=&quot;javascript&quot;&gt;
var myDate=new Date();
var day = myDate.getDate();
var month = myDate.getMonth();
var yy = myDate.getFullYear();
myForm.days.value = day;
myForm.months.value = month;
myForm.years.value = yy;
&lt;/script&gt;

-kaht

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