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submit date admin only


  1. jflatham
    Member

    Is there a way to add a date field, admin only, to a form that will automatically place the submission date (usually today's date) into the database on the date the form is submitted?

    Posted 15 years ago #
  2. redityo

    Do you want to set default value for "date" field ? if it's so you should edit "view-functions.php" file. Go to around line 364, you'll find this code in there :

    $element_markup = <<<EOT

    put these code above that line

    if ($element->id == 10) {
    $element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_1']['default_value'] = date('m');
    $element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_2']['default_value'] = date('d');
    $element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_3']['default_value'] = date('Y');
    }

    I assume your "date" admin field have id = 10, it should give default value to that field. Anyway I'm curious why you do not use "date_created" field instead ? machform has that field by default in every form.


    MachForm Support

    Posted 15 years ago #
  3. katiesanborn
    Member

    Where is the setting for the date to be on every form. I can not find it?

    Posted 14 years ago #
  4. redityo

    You can see "Date Created" field on "entries" menu, if you can't see it, click "choose columns" and select the field from there.


    MachForm Support

    Posted 14 years ago #

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