need javascript code to populate field with current date

[george]

need javascript code to populate field with current date in Mar 13,
2008 format
thanks for your help.

[sru...@gmail.com]

Hi,

There is a readymade field available for this purpose. Current
Date field in the Custom palette. Just drag and drop the field. Code
is present in its layout-ready event. Change the date format to "2".
And there you are!

Alternatively, use a standard date/time field and paste this script in
the field event - layout-ready and language-formcalc

// Current Date in short-style date format.

$.rawValue = num2date(date(), DateFmt(2))

Ramya.

[george]

thanks for your help

[george]

but does anyone know the javascript way to get the current date as
well???? and alter the format?

[JavaJones]

try this
this.rawValue = printd("MM/DD/YYYY",new Date());

[sru...@gmail.com]

ya right.....

the exact syntax for your required format would be...

this.rawValue = util.printd("mmm dd,yyyy", new Date());

Ramya...

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[Duane Nickull]

Just a quick note.  This gets the date based on the users system.  If you want to make sure the user cannot spoof dates, there are more complicated workarounds but I haven't tried lately.

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[george]

thanks for everyone's help. I think I've got enough info.

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[TS]

If you want to populate the field with the date, and lock it down so it doesn't change/update each time the PDF form is opened use this:
    if(this.rawValue == null) 
    { 
           this.rawValue = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy   HH:MM", new Date()); 
    }else{}