HTML popup date picker for input forms

[C. Smith]

I am a web developer building html data entry forms that have a lot of date input fields (month, date, year) on them. I'd like to have a "popup" calendar that allows the user to pick the date using a graphical calendar interface. For example, the popup would show an entire month of dates and allow the user to scroll to different months/years, and finally double click on a date. The popup then closes and the date is returned (probably as a string) to the parent html page. Preferrably, 1) the source code for this popup is available, and 2) it is an Applet written in Java

[Michael Winter]

Re: HTML popup date picker for input forms

On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 21:32:03 GMT, C. Smith <cs31504@hotmai l.com> wrote:
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> I am a web developer building html data entry forms that have a lot of
> date input fields (month, date, year) on them. I'd like to have a
> "popup" calendar that allows the user to pick the date using a graphical
> calendar interface. For example, the popup would show an entire month
> of dates and allow the user to scroll to different months/years, and
> finally double click on a date. The popup then closes and the date is
> returned (probably as a string) to the parent html page. Preferrably,
> 1) the source code for this popup is available, and 2) it is an Applet
> written in Java[/color]

If you want an applet written in Java, why are you posting to a JavaScript
group?

Mike

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[Matt Kruse]

Re: HTML popup date picker for input forms

"C. Smith" <cs31504@hotmai l.com> wrote:[color=blue]
>I am a web developer building html data entry forms that have a lot of date
>input fields (month, date, year) on them. I'd like to have a "popup"[/color]
calendar[color=blue]
>that allows the user to pick the date using a graphical calendar interface.[/color]

Assuming you actually want a javascript solution, not a java solution (they
aren't the same thing) then you can find mine at

http://www.mattkruse.com/javascript/calendarpopup/

There are plenty of others out there - some are really bad and should be
avoided, some are very ingenious. It all depends on exactly what you're
looking for :)

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[Dr John Stockton]

Re: HTML popup date picker for input forms

JRS: In article <n9%bc.12089$s3 4.6309@nwrddc01 .gnilink.net>, seen in
news:comp.lang. javascript, C. Smith <cs31504@hotmai l.com> posted at Sun,
4 Apr 2004 21:32:03 :

Please set a margin of about 72 characters when posting; it is the
Usenet norm.

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>I am a web developer building html data entry forms that have a lot of date
>input fields (month, date, year) on them.[/color]

Obviously a foreigner. Most countries use Y M D or D M Y; Y M D is an
International, and even Federal, standard.
[color=blue]
> I'd like to have a "popup" calendar
>that allows the user to pick the date using a graphical calendar interface. For
>example, the popup would show an entire month of dates and allow the user to
>scroll to different months/years, and finally double click on a date. The popup
>then closes and the date is returned (probably as a string) to the parent html
>page.[/color]

It sounds very slow and tiresome to use in comparison with just typing
the date as YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY<tab>MM<tab >DD.

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> Preferrably, 1) the source code for this popup is available, and 2) it is
>an Applet written in Java[/color]

Ideally, a Web developer would understand the difference between Java
and Javascript; and have a spelling-checker.

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[Matt Kruse]

Re: HTML popup date picker for input forms

"Dr John Stockton" <spam@merlyn.de mon.co.uk> wrote:[color=blue]
> Obviously a foreigner. Most countries use Y M D or D M Y; Y M D is an
> International, and even Federal, standard.[/color]

Who cares what most countries use?
Was the poster asking for advice about date formats? I didn't think so.
[color=blue]
> It sounds very slow and tiresome to use in comparison with just typing
> the date as YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY<tab>MM<tab >DD.[/color]

Slow and tiresome for you, maybe. Others like to pick a date without having
to take their hands off the mouse to use the keyboard.
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> Ideally, a Web developer would understand the difference between Java
> and Javascript; and have a spelling-checker.[/color]

Ideally, posters to this group shouldn't be condescending assholes, either,
but that doesn't stop you!

Have a nice day!

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[Chris Gutierrez]

Re: HTML popup date picker for input forms

"Matt Kruse" <newsgroups@mat tkruse.com> wrote in message[color=blue][color=green]
> > Ideally, a Web developer would understand the difference between Java
> > and Javascript; and have a spelling-checker.[/color]
>
> Ideally, posters to this group shouldn't be condescending assholes, either,
> but that doesn't stop you![/color]

I totally agree.

Incidentally, I just stumbled on this discussion, thanks Matt for your
most excellent Javascript Calendar. I'm using it here at work and I
must say it's fantastic. It's about to save me a lot of time and help
me make a deadline.

Cheers,

Chris Gutierrez
email: gcgutier (at) hotmail (dot) com

http://www.chrisgutierrez.org