today's date in an input field

Posted by Georg Schmitt

Posted on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 13:54 in MashZone

Hi,

is it possible to set the today's date as a default value in an input field (User Input - Date data feed)?

I know the "information" operator, which returns the today's date. I cannot connect this operator to an "User Input - Date" element, neither dierctly, nor by using a "Replace Values" operator.

Is it possible at all to have the today's date a default value in an input field? Or would I have to use the "Time filter" mashapp?

Thanks

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by Georg Schmitt Author

Posted on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 14:01

See attached screen shot

by Stephan Freudl

Posted on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 14:46

Hi,

the date picker which comes up as soon as the input is being editied defaults to today. But unfortunately you cannot populate user input fields with data feed values, yet.

Regards

Stephan

by Georg Schmitt Author

Posted on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 15:00

Hi Stephan,

quick answer, thanks.

If you ask me, this would be a nice requirement.

kind regards to Saarbrücken

Georg

by Nico Engel

Posted on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 13:34

Hello Georg,

I hope I get the point and it is what you want:

-you get the today's date if no user input is available and if there's an user input then you get it

Only german screenshot, sorry ;-)

Ciao

Nico

by Georg Schmitt Author

Posted on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 15:19

Hello Nico,

thanks. In the meantime I found out this possibility too, more or less by chance. I use it in this way.

The input field in the MashApp however is still empty, i.e. the input field cannot be filled with the todays date as a staring value. It would be nice to see on the screen, which date is selected. But as Stephan Freudl wrote it is not yet possible, may be in a future version.

Kind regards

Georg