i agree on date pickers and js is .... well use individual fields for day month and year, make month and year as drop down and u have no problem at all make live easier ralph "Paul M Foster" <paulf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20090816202217.GS2555@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 08:36:17AM +0100, Lester Caine wrote: > > > tedd wrote: > >> Hi gang: > >> > >> Here's another exercise to consider. > >> > >> This is a date entry problem where the user can enter a date in various > >> forms, but the return will be in a consistent format. > >> > >> For example, a user might enter a date in the form of: > >> > >> August 5, 2009 > >> Aug 05 2009 > >> Aug 5, 9 > >> 08/05/09 > >> 8-5-9 > >> 8 05 2009 > >> 8,5,9 > >> > >> Or any combination thereof. > >> > >> However, the resultant date will be standardized to: Aug 5, 2009. > >> > >> Extra points for solving this for Euro as well as US date formats (i.e., > >> 5 Aug, 2009 vs Aug 5, 2009). And, extra extra points for accommodating > >> month brevity, such as "A" for August and "Mar" for March and so on. > > > > But the real problem here is 05/08/09 is still August 5 2009 ..... > > So teaching customers to use 2009.08.05 removes the hassle of needing to > > know > > where your target site is based! > > > > But as has been said, the real solution is a date picker. > > I *hate* date pickers. They slow down input. I can type 082309<Enter> > faster than I can ever do it with a date picker. The date class knows > I'm in America and since it's a six-digit date, it must be mmddyy. (Yes, > for those of you *not* in America, I agree our dates are goofy. I think > we all ought to be on the metic system, too, but America and the UK seem > intent on sticking to Imperial measure.) > > Paul > > > -- > Paul M. Foster -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
