DatePicker disable TouchDown

Louis Hyacinthe

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Nov 20, 2019, 4:17:38 PM11/20/19

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Thanks in advance for your time and answers.

Is there a way to disable DatePicker.TouchDown? I am writing an app where the user should only select future dates. I am using a DatePicker to allow the user to select a date. I know that I can check DatePicker.AfterDateSet, and compare it to systemTime

-Louis

TimAI2

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Nov 20, 2019, 4:47:28 PM11/20/19

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Use a button to call the datepicker (you can hide the datepicker button)

Ten you can use the button events to disable touch down.

Louhya

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Nov 20, 2019, 7:54:47 PM11/20/19

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Thanks for the quick reply. But I don't understand what you mean. Can you give me an example.

I have the following now and would also like to keep that capability

I don't see a property called .TouchDown to enable or disable.

By default you get this from DatePicker

I would like to get this

Louhya

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Nov 20, 2019, 8:08:44 PM11/20/19

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Thanks for the quick reply. But I don't understand what you mean. Can you give me an example.

I have the following now and would also like to keep that capability: datepicker1.png

I don't see a property called .TouchDown to enable or disable.

By default you get this from DatePicker: datepicker2.png

I would like to get this datepicker3.png

datepicker1.png

datepicker2.png

datepicker3.png

TimAI2

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Nov 21, 2019, 4:23:51 AM11/21/19

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See attached simple example of what I mean

disabledatepicker.aia

Louhya

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Nov 21, 2019, 6:59:22 AM11/21/19

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Thanks again Tim,

I need to disable the TouchDown buttons not the DatePicker. I also found

Date before Today, which you authored, which is closer to what I would need.

https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer#!searchin/mitappinventortest/date$20before$20today%7Csort:date/mitappinventortest/Lzhw3OPxOFE/NvKABSgSCwAJ

I think what I am asking in not possible right now. It would be a nice enhancement.

TimAI2

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Nov 21, 2019, 7:05:43 AM11/21/19

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Sounds like you want to introduce a test if the date selected is before today ?

If it is return user to the date picker

ABG

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Nov 21, 2019, 1:03:34 PM11/21/19

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You could build your own version of a Date Picker, stacking

up 6 buttons and 3 labels.

(+) (+) (+)

MM DD YYYY

(-) (-) (-)

At startup and after each update, enable or disable

each button depending on whether or not it would

generate an acceptable date.

ABG

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Nov 21, 2019, 1:54:54 PM11/21/19

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See attached for a sample future date picker.

It's impossible to pick anything earlier than tomorrow.

ABG

Capture.PNG

Designer.PNG

future_date_picker.aia

blocks.png

Louhya

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Nov 22, 2019, 12:09:20 PM11/22/19

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Thanks! Everyone for all the great solutions.

ABG thanks a lot.

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