How to automatically open date/time field (calendar) when end user tabs to that field

Have two calendar fields...calendar 1 and calendar two
Is there a way to have the calendars automatcally open when field is either clicked on or tabbed to?
thanks

You can try one work around:
Add another UDF time with plain text field.
Implement post-insert event handler to insert time value in this field. In the event handler you can write the code to put time in the format you want.
regards,
GP

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