That is correct, the due_date field should only accept a valid date format,
such as MM/DD/YYYY. To bypass the need for a validation check for this
field I simply set the text field to disabled and supplied the user with a
javascript popup calendar that upon selection populates the date in the
format I want. :)
On 11/2/07, Nathan Nobbe <quickshiftin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 11/2/07, Dan Shirah <mrsquash2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Ah, okay. So I could probably simplfy it more by trimming it from the
> > start like this??
> >
> > $due_date = trim($_POST['due_date']);
> >
>
>
> that works;
> i personally prefer to initialize a variable then only set it if the user input meets some
>
> conditions; its called white-box validation.
>
> $due_date = '';
>
> if(isset($_POST['due_date'])) && !empty($POST['due_date'])) {
> $due_date = trim($_POST['due_date']);
> }
>
>
> the more you know about what the contents of due_date are supposed to be, the
>
> stronger you can make the check; for instance here, it sounds like it should be a date
> so you wouldnt allow, say 'somecrazySting', to pass the validation.
>
> -nathan
>
>
>
