Prohibit certain data in datetime text-item

Question

Hello!
I'm trying to prohibit the user from entering the datetime at midnight hour (DD-MON-YYYY 00:00). Basicly the user can tab itself out of the text-item after inserting the day month and year. I want to make it so that he is forced to enter the hour and minute also.
I've looked through the property palette but i don't seem to find any with which i can do that.
Thx,
Iulian

Answer 1

hi
set the format mask in property.
format mask
dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi:ssand u may try somethin like this too.
Declare
     Date_Exception Exception ;
Begin
     If length(:dual.test_date) = 6 then
          :dual.test_date := to_char(to_date(:dual.test_date,'ddmmrr'),'dd/mm/yyyy');
     Elsif length(:dual.test_date) = 8 then
          :dual.test_date := to_char(to_date(:dual.test_date,'ddmmyyyy'),'dd/mm/yyyy');
     Elsif length(:dual.test_date) = 10 then
          :dual.test_date := to_char(to_date(:dual.test_date,'DD-MM-YYYY'),'dd/mm/yyyy');            
     Else
       RAISE date_exception;
     End If;
Exception
  When date_exception Then
       Message('acceptible date formats are: ddmmyy(yy), dd/mm/yyyy, dd-mm-yyyy');pause;     
    RAISE FORM_TRIGGER_FAILURE;       
  When Others Then          
    Message(sqlerrm);pause;
    Raise form_trigger_failure;
End;
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