https://www.machform.com/forums/ MachForm Community Forums Topic: Default Values in Price or Date Fields en Sun, 03 May 2026 23:05:52 +0000 https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/default-values-in-price-or-date-fields#post-4371 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:33:48 +0000 yuniar 4371@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Let say you have a form with id number=27 and your price field is having id=4, and would like to put $34.99 as default value for your price field.</p> <p>Edit <strong>includes/view-functions.php</strong> file, around line 825 you should find this code:</p> <pre><code>function display_money($element){</code></pre> <p>under that line, insert this code:</p> <pre><code>if($_REQUEST[&#39;id&#39;] == 27 &#38;&#38; $element-&gt;id == 4){ if(empty($element-&gt;populated_value[&#39;element_&#39;.$element-&gt;id.&#39;_1&#39;][&#39;default_value&#39;])){ $element-&gt;populated_value[&#39;element_&#39;.$element-&gt;id.&#39;_1&#39;][&#39;default_value&#39;] = 34; } if(empty($element-&gt;populated_value[&#39;element_&#39;.$element-&gt;id.&#39;_2&#39;][&#39;default_value&#39;])){ $element-&gt;populated_value[&#39;element_&#39;.$element-&gt;id.&#39;_2&#39;][&#39;default_value&#39;] = 99; } }</code></pre> <p>that would set the default value for your price field. </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/default-values-in-price-or-date-fields#post-4359 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:11:37 +0000 komita 4359@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>I want a default value for the "price" field and do not see that I can set that. I can see it in number, but not price. </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/default-values-in-price-or-date-fields#post-3877 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:53:09 +0000 rscott7706 3877@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Thanks redityo - I will try to look at doing this tonight or tomorrow.</p> <p>Thanks for the tip!!</p> <p>Ron </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/default-values-in-price-or-date-fields#post-3873 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:42:30 +0000 redityo 3873@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Hi Ron,</p> <p>You can set default value for date element by edit "inludes/view-functions.php" and add these code to line 358.</p> <pre><code>$element-&gt;populated_value[&#39;element_&#39;.$element-&gt;id.&#39;_1&#39;][&#39;default_value&#39;] = &quot;01&quot;; $element-&gt;populated_value[&#39;element_&#39;.$element-&gt;id.&#39;_2&#39;][&#39;default_value&#39;] = &quot;01&quot;; $element-&gt;populated_value[&#39;element_&#39;.$element-&gt;id.&#39;_3&#39;][&#39;default_value&#39;] = &quot;1990&quot;;</code></pre> <p>it should give your date field with 01/01/1990 </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/default-values-in-price-or-date-fields#post-3868 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:44:36 +0000 rscott7706 3868@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>redityo</p> <p>I am not good at explaining sometimes, there will be sections in the form that get filled out if one condition exists and another section filled out if another situation exists - and they both will have a date field. So, in order to legitimately instruct the client to "Skip" a section, I must pre-populate all the date fields.</p> <p>So, both sections contain a date field for instance. They both need to be populated with default values so, when the form is submitted it will pass the "required" validation. One field gets re-written with to proper date for the section applicable to the client, the other remains.</p> <p>I hope this makes sense.</p> <p>Saghalie<br /> I do find that telephone fields have a "default" option, so this is solved, but date fields do not have a "default" option. Hence my situation.</p> <p>Thanks All - I hope explained that better. </p> <p>Here is a link that may help: <a href="http://www.masterliens.biz/machform/view.php?id=4" rel="nofollow">http://www.masterliens.biz/machform/view.php?id=4</a></p> <p>Ron </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/default-values-in-price-or-date-fields#post-3863 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:09:06 +0000 Saghalie 3863@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>For default values, just fill in the "Default Value" section under field properties.</p> <p>I would suggest putting in there "Not Applicable" or just "NA".</p> <p>Saghalie. </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/default-values-in-price-or-date-fields#post-3861 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:17:22 +0000 redityo 3861@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Hi Ron,</p> <p>What the condition to customer should fill the date and price field or not ? </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/default-values-in-price-or-date-fields#post-3851 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:22:37 +0000 rscott7706 3851@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Hi folks, </p> <p>I have some forms that are sectioned. If a client has one need, they fill in a particular section. If another need, they skip to another section. As I am also using required fields in the different sections, this creates a problem.</p> <p>I have several fields that should be required, such as date and price fields. But, if I make them required, the clients then would be forced to populate fields in sections not applicable to them. (Price or Date fields).</p> <p>Is there a way I can make all date or price fields pre-populate with a value? For date fields, a simple 1/1/2008 would be fine (or what ever 01/01/2008, etc.) and for price, a simple 1 dollar would be fine.</p> <p>If not is there any way to get the fields (as I build them) to except some default value?</p> <p>Thanks!!</p> <p>Ron </p>