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FastDateInput ( input ; format )

Allows user to input a date faster

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Fabrice Nordmann - Show more from this author 1-more-thing https://www.1-more-thing.com

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/* FastDateInput ( _input ; _format ) v. 2.0, May 2008 by Fabrice Nordmann 2.0, may 2008 - evaluates expression if // found ("//-3" = three days before today) 1.2, april 2007 - formats a 2-1-2007 into 2/1/2007 1.1 now allows date as MM/YYYY or M/YYYY (will be understood as first of month) 1.0 july 2006 the purpose of this function is to allow user to input dates faster so please note that its name is extremely relevant ;-) it handles the date format wether you are using international format (dd/mm/yyyy) or American format (mm/dd/yyyy). Format must be set to 1 or “USA” to use American format. User can now type : (let’s say system format is set to international) - 12/07/1998 - 12/7/98 - 12/1998 : this return 12/01/1998 - 120798 - 12078 : this returns 12/07/2008 - 1207 : this returns 12/07/2006 (2006 being current year) - 12 : returns 12/07/2006 (07/2006 being current month) - toto : this is an error and will be colored ------------------------------------- */ Case ( PatternCount ( _input ; "//" ) ; Let ([ _input = Substitute ( _input ; "//" ; "+" & GetAsNumber ( Get ( CurrentDate ))) ]; GetAsDate ( Evaluate ( _input ))) ; Let ([ _input = Substitute ( _input ; "-" ; "/" ) ; _digits = Filter ( _input ; "1234567890 .-;,/") ; _pattern = Substitute ( _digits ; [ "1" ; "#"] ; [ "2" ; "#"] ; [ "3" ; "#"] ; [ "4" ; "#"] ; [ "5" ; "#"] ; [ "6" ; "#"] ; [ "7" ; "#"] ; [ "8" ; "#"] ; [ "9" ; "#"] ; [ "0" ; "#"] ) ; _blanks = Substitute ( _digits ; [ "/" ; " " ] ; [ ";" ; " " ] ; [ "," ; " " ] ; [ "." ; " " ] ; [ "-" ; " " ]) ; _noSep = Substitute ( _blanks ; [ " " ; "" ]) ; _len = Length ( _noSep ) ; _dateFormat = Case ( _format = 1 or _format = "USA" ; 1 ; 0 ) // US format = 1 ; rest of the World = 0 ; _monthpos = Case ( _dateFormat = 1 ; 1 ; 2 ) ; _daypos = Case ( _dateFormat = 1 ; 2 ; 1 ) ; _yNotCorrected = Case ( WordCount ( _blanks ) = 3 ; RightWords ( _blanks ; 1 ) ; _len = 8 ; Right ( _noSep ; 4 ) ; _len > 4 ; Right ( _noSep ; _len - 4 ) ; Year ( Get ( CurrentDate )) ) ; _y = Case ( Length ( _yNotCorrected ) = 4 ; _yNotCorrected ; _yNotCorrected + 2000 > Year ( Get ( CurrentDate )) + 30 ; _yNotCorrected + 1900 ; _yNotCorrected + 2000 ) ; _m = Case ( WordCount ( _blanks ) = 3 ; MiddleWords ( _blanks ; _monthpos ; 1 ) ; _len < 3 ; Month ( Get ( CurrentDate )) ; Case ( _monthpos = 1 ; Left ( _noSep ; 2 ) ; Middle ( _noSep ; 3 ; 2 )) ) ; _d = Case ( WordCount ( _blanks ) = 3 ; MiddleWords ( _blanks ; _daypos ; 1 ) ; _len < 3 ; _noSep ; Case ( _daypos = 1 ; Left ( _noSep ; 2 ) ; Middle ( _noSep ; 3 ; 2 )) ) ]; Case ( IsValid ( GetAsDate ( _input ) ) ; TextColorRemove ( GetAsDate ( _input )) // if date was correctly entered, leave it ; ( _pattern = "##/####" or _pattern = "#/####" ) and IsValid ( GetAsDate ( FastDateInput ( "1/" & _input ; _format ))) ; FastDateInput ( "1/" & _input ; _format ) // date was entered as month/year ; IsValid ( Date ( _m ; _d ; _y )) ; TextColorRemove ( Date ( _m ; _d ; _y )) ; TextColor ( _input ; RGB ( 255 ; 0 ; 0 )) ) ) ) Click to copy

I realise just before posting that an almost similar function was published by Solar system wide acclaimed developer Daniele Raybaudi ;)
FormatAsDate ( text ) :
http://www.briandunning.com/cf/373

so you have now even more choice.
a demo file can be downloaded here : http://fabrice.nordmann.free.fr/customfunctions/FastDateInput.zip

the purpose of this function is to allow user to input dates faster
so please note that it’s name is extremely relevant ;-)

it handles the date format wether you are using international format (dd/mm/yyyy) or
American format (mm/dd/yyyy). Format must be set to 1 or “USA” to use American format.

User can now type : (let’s say system format is set to international)
- 12/07/1998
- 12/7/98
- 120798
- 12078 : this returns 12/07/2008
- 1207 : this returns 12/07/2006 (2006 being current year)
- 12 : returns 12/07/2006 (07/2006 being current month)
- toto : this is an error and will be colored

 

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