FP98: Save Results Form Handler and Four-Digit Year Format

Method 2: Using JavaScript (does not require IIS)

1. In FrontPage Editor, open the page that contains the Save Results Form Handler.
2. Place the cursor above the form.
3. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and then click Script.
4. Click to select the JavaScript check box.
5. In the Script dialog box, type the following code:

         // Give the function a name so the onSubmit event for the submit
         // button can call it.
         function FullYear () {
         // Create a variable called ddate that will contain the current
         // date on the client system.
         var ddate= new Date();
         // Create a variable called year that will contain the current
         // year on the client system. Note that the JavaScript getYear method
         // will return values 0 through 99 for years 1900 through 1999, but
         // it will return 2000 or higher for years above 2000.
         var year=ddate.getFullYear()
         // Analyze the current year, and if it is less than 100 (year 2000),
         // then add 1900 to it.      
         if (year > 100) {year = (year + 1900)}
         // Specify that the return value of the function FullYear shall be a
         // text string in the form of m/d/yyyy. The month portion is the
         // result of the getMonth method that returns 0 for January and 11
         // for December. Add one to that value for the common representation
         //of a month. The date portion is the result of the getDate method,
         // and the year portion is the result of the calculation within the
         // if condition in the line above.
         return ((ddate.getMonth() + 1)+ "/" + ddate.getDate()+ "/" + year);
         }
   					

6. Click the HTML tab at the bottom of the FrontPage window.
7. Add the onClick event to the Submit button code. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Find the HTML code that looks like this:

      <input type="submit" value="Submit" name="B1">

   2. Add the following code after name="B1" but before the > sign:

      onClick="DateStamp.value=FullYear()"

      The HTML code should look similar to the following:

      <input type="submit" value="Submit" name="B1" onClick="DateStamp.value=FullYear()">

   3. Add a hidden field named "DateStamp" to the form by typing the following HTML code right after the tag in the previous step:

      <input type="hidden" name="DateStamp">