Using javascript, how can we auto insert the current DATE and TIME into a form input field.
I'm building a "Problems" form to keep track of user submitted complaints about a certain service. I'm collecting as much info as possible. I want to save the staff here from having to manually enter the date and time each time they open the form.
I have this snippet of code:
<input id="date" name="date" value="javascript:document.write(Date()+'.')"/>
but it's not working.
many thanks for any help.
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The fastest way to get date formatting thats any good is to use datejs.
The lib is really easy to use and does give you very pretty formatting.
as far as your code snippet, dont use document.write if you can help it. try
document.getElementById("date").value = new Date().toUTCString();
See the example, http://jsbin.com/ahehe
Use the JavaScript date formatting utility described here.
<input id="date" name="date" />
<script>
document.getElementById('date').value = (new Date()).format("m/dd/yy");
</script>
Another option is:
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
document.getElementById("my_date:box").value = ( Stamp.getDate()+"/"+(Stamp.getMonth() + 1)+"/"+(Stamp.getYear()) );
</script>
If you are using HTML5 date
use this code
HTML
<input type="date" name="bday" id="start_date"/>
Java Script
document.getElementById('start_date').value = Date();
It sounds like you are going to be storing the value that input field contains after the form is submitted, which means you are using a scripting language. I would use it instead of JavaScript as most scripting languages have better time/date formatting options. In PHP you could do something like this:
<input id="date" name="date" value="<?php echo date("M j, Y - g:i"); ?>"/>
Which would fill the field with "Jun 16, 2009 - 8:58"
var date = new Date();
document.getElementById("date").value = date.getFullYear() + "-" + (date.getMonth()<10?'0':'') + (date.getMonth() + 1) + "-" + (date.getDate()<10?'0':'') + date.getDate();
document.getElementById("hour").value = (date.getHours()<10?'0':'') + date.getHours() + ":" + (date.getMinutes()<10?'0':'') + date.getMinutes();
Im not do not know all of the technical language but I could not find the answer anywhere so I came up with this and it worked... Good Luck!
$time = date("Y/m/d h:i:s");
$sql = "INSERT INTO *yourtablenamehere* ('dt') VALUES ('$time')";
<input type="date" id="myDate" />
<script type="text/javascript">
function SetDate()
{
var date = new Date();
var day = date.getDate();
var month = date.getMonth() + 1;
var year = date.getFullYear();
if (month < 10) month = "0" + month;
if (day < 10) day = "0" + day;
var today = year + "-" + month + "-" + day;
document.getElementById('myDate').value = today;
}
</script>
<body onload="SetDate();">
found here: http://jsbin.com/oqekar/1/edit?html,js,output
$("#startDate").val($.datepicker.formatDate("dd/mm/yy", new Date()));
$("#endDate").val($.datepicker.formatDate("dd/mm/yy", new Date()));
Add the above code at the end of the script. This is required because the datepicker plugin has no provision to set the date in the control while initializing.
<input id="date" name="date" />
<script type="text/javascript">
document.getElementById("date").value = new Date();
</script>
Source: Stackoverflow.com