After some time of searching I need help:

how can I check if an input (edit field) contains a valid date? (Without
using a DatePicker).

Thanks.

Uli

I found a script that works fine here:

http://www.the-art-of-web.com/javascript/validate-date/

Uli

Uli,

<< how can I check if an input (edit field) contains a valid date? (Without
using a DatePicker). >>

In EWB 2, you have these in the WebCore unit:

  function IsDate(const Value: String): Boolean;
  function IsTime(const Value: String): Boolean;
  function IsDateTime(const Value: String): Boolean;

But, they are simply just try..except wrappers around the StrToDate,
StrToTime, etc. functions, so they'll work just as well with EWB 1.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim,

> In EWB 2, you have these in the WebCore unit:
>
>    function IsDate(const Value: String): Boolean;
>
> But, they are simply just try..except wrappers around the StrToDate,
> StrToTime, etc. functions, so they'll work just as well with EWB 1.

I tried StrToDate in a try...except block with no success. And:

   if isDate('Elevatesoft') then
      showmessage('isDate = true')
   else
      showmessage('isDate = false');

results in "isDate = true"!

Uli

Uli,

<< I tried StrToDate in a try...except block with no success. And:

   if isDate('Elevatesoft') then
      showmessage('isDate = true')
   else
      showmessage('isDate = false');

results in "isDate = true"! >>

Yeah, they're missing some exceptions that I thought were in there.
I'll add them now.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

<<
Uli Becker wrote:
   if isDate('Elevatesoft') then
      showmessage('isDate = true')
   else
      showmessage('isDate = false');

results in "isDate = true"!
>>


Result is correct in philosophical sense in that this is the start of new era in JS development (i.e. day "-5" or whatever is left til release of ewb2)

Raul

Raul,

> Result is correct in philosophical sense in that this is the start of new era in JS development (i.e. day "-5" or whatever is left til release of ewb2)

<vbg>

Uli