Date Validation Script Help
Hello
I am creating a travel form on adobe designer 7.0 for employees to fill out before they go on vacation. So i wrote a script that makes sure the the date entered for DateFrom is >= the current date and the DateTo is >= DateFrom. I have been told to make the date format MM/DD/YY but for some reason the script only works when the format is MM/DD/YYYY.
Here is my script For DateFrom:
if (Date() < Date2Num($.formattedValue, "MM/DD/YYYY"))
then
xfa.host.setFocus("xfa.form.form1.DateTo")
else
xfa.host.setFocus("xfa.form.form1.DateFrom")
xfa.host.messageBox("Your requested date can NOT come before the current date","Warning.",1)
endif
and the script for DateTo:
if (Date2Num($.formattedValue, "MM/DD/YYYY") >= Date2Num(xfa.form.form1.DateFrom.formattedValue, "MM/DD/YYYY"))
then
xfa.host.setFocus("xfa.form.form1.enterC")
else
xfa.host.messageBox("The 'TO' Date must come after the 'FROM' Date", "TO DATE ERROR")
xfa.host.setFocus("xfa.form.form1.DateTo")
endif
enterC is the next focus object after DateTo
I have tried the obvious by switching the formattedValue to "MM/DD/YY" but with no success. I have also tried switching the Display Pattern, Validation Pattern, and the Data Pattern to "MM/DD/YY" but nothing seems to work. Does anyone know how to make this work with MM/DD/YY?
Thanks in advance for any help
Nick
Irrespective of the display pattern/format I would use the following FormCalc code in your situation. Also check the attachment.
'exit' event of the DateFrom:
if (Date() <= Date2Num($.rawValue, "YYYY-MM-DD")) then
//xfa.host.setFocus("xfa.form.form1.DateTo")
var v1
v1=1
else
xfa.host.setFocus("xfa.form.form1.DateFrom")
xfa.host.messageBox("Your requested date can NOT come before the current date","Warning.",1)
endif
'exit' event of the DateTo
if (Date2Num($.rawValue, "YYYY-MM-DD") > Date2Num(xfa.form.form1.DateFrom.rawValue, "YYYY-MM-DD")) then
//xfa.host.setFocus("xfa.form.form1.enterC")
var v1
v1 =1
else
xfa.host.messageBox("The 'TO' Date must come after the 'FROM' Date", "TO DATE ERROR")
xfa.host.setFocus("xfa.form.form1.DateTo")
endif
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