datetime

Date/Time Form Field

The date time field renders a javascript calendar widget by default.

Attribute	Description	Default Value
ftStyle	Inline style attributes.	width:160px;
ftDateFormatMask	Standard ColdFusion date mask options.	dd mmm yyyy
ftTimeFormatMask	Standard ColdFusion time mask options.	hh:mm tt
ftCalendarFormatMask	Formatting mask for JS control.	%d %b %Y %I:%M %p
ftToggleOffDateTime	Boolean toggle for disabling datetime field.	false
ftCalendarShowTime	Boolean toggle for removing time selector field	true

ftToggleOffDateTime y2.2k bug

The off/on toggle actually submits a date 200years into the future. We're doing this currently as we've been having trouble working out the difference between an empty date and a date that has been toggled on/off. Any ideas? Call us on 555-y22k

Information about the JS Calendar control, named 'The Coolest DHTML Calendar', can be viewed here.

Sample Usage ./plugins/farcrycms/packages/types/dmEvent.cfc

<cfproperty
  ftseq="2" ftfieldset="Event Overview" ftwizardStep="General Details"
  name="startDate"
  type="date"
  hint="The start date of the event"
  required="no"
  default=""
  ftDefaultType="Evaluate"
  ftDefault="now()"
  ftType="datetime"
  ftDateFormatMask="dd mmm yyyy"
  ftTimeFormatMask="hh:mm tt"
  ftToggleOffDateTime="false"
  ftlabel="Start Date" />
<cfproperty
  ftseq="3" ftfieldset="Event Overview" ftwizardStep="General Details"
  name="endDate"
  type="date"
  hint="The end date of the event"
  required="no"
  default=""
  ftDefaultType="Evaluate"
  ftDefault="DateAdd('d', 5, now())"
  ftType="datetime"
  ftDateFormatMask="dd mmm yyyy"
  ftTimeFormatMask="hh:mm tt"
  ftToggleOffDateTime="false"
  ftlabel="End Date" />

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Date/Time Form Field