Don't think what I'm trying to do is all that hard but I'm not that great with JavaScript.
I want to add a button to the edit entry screen that when clicked changes the value of the date-time input box to the current date-time. (Not to submit the new date-time, I'm often making other changes as well.)
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I think I've got your solution, crys. Here we go:
You'll need to open up the edit_entry file, I believe it's edit_entry.tmpl.
Put this javascript in the HEAD section:
Then, you want to give the form a name, so insert name="thisform" into the FORM tag.
Then, wherever you want your button or link (i just used a link), insert this code:
I'm not a big javascripter, just cut and pasted code from around the Net. It's a great way to learn to javascript!
Hope that works for you!
graham
You'll need to open up the edit_entry file, I believe it's edit_entry.tmpl.
Put this javascript in the HEAD section:
CODE
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function changeDate(form)
{
var date = new Date();
var d = date.getDate();
var day = (d < 10) ? '0' + d : d;
var m = date.getMonth() + 1;
var month = (m < 10) ? '0' + m : m;
var yy = date.getYear();
var year = (yy < 1000) ? yy + 1900 : yy;
var hour = date.getHours();
var minute = date.getMinutes();
var second = date.getSeconds();
var totaldate = year + '-' + month + '-' + day + ' ' + hour + ':' + minute + ':' + second;
document.thisform.created_on_manual.value = totaldate;
}
//--></script>
<!--
function changeDate(form)
{
var date = new Date();
var d = date.getDate();
var day = (d < 10) ? '0' + d : d;
var m = date.getMonth() + 1;
var month = (m < 10) ? '0' + m : m;
var yy = date.getYear();
var year = (yy < 1000) ? yy + 1900 : yy;
var hour = date.getHours();
var minute = date.getMinutes();
var second = date.getSeconds();
var totaldate = year + '-' + month + '-' + day + ' ' + hour + ':' + minute + ':' + second;
document.thisform.created_on_manual.value = totaldate;
}
//--></script>
Then, you want to give the form a name, so insert name="thisform" into the FORM tag.
CODE
<form name="thisform" action="blah",etc>
Then, wherever you want your button or link (i just used a link), insert this code:
CODE
<a href="javascript:changeDate(thisform);">This will change the date</a>
I'm not a big javascripter, just cut and pasted code from around the Net. It's a great way to learn to javascript!
Hope that works for you!
graham
Thanks, gramcracker 
:0
Had to edit the code a bit -- you must not use IE 6 - Win 98 'cause under that the hours were coming back as single digits which failed in MT....
and for anyone who cares, heres the code to do it as a button:
I though the formating came out best changing the
TMPL_IF NAME=DISP_PREFS_SHOW_AUTHORED_ON
Section to:
Thanks again gramcracker...
:0Had to edit the code a bit -- you must not use IE 6 - Win 98 'cause under that the hours were coming back as single digits which failed in MT....
CODE
function changeDate(form)
{
var date = new Date();
var d = date.getDate();
var day = (d < 10) ? '0' + d : d;
var m = date.getMonth() + 1;
var month = (m < 10) ? '0' + m : m;
var yy = date.getYear();
var year = (yy < 1000) ? yy + 1900 : yy;
var h = date.getHours();
var hour = (h < 10) ? '0' + h : h;
var minute = date.getMinutes();
var second = date.getSeconds();
var totaldate = year + '-' + month + '-' + day + ' ' + hour + ':' + minute
+ ':' + second;
document.thisform.created_on_manual.value = totaldate;
}
{
var date = new Date();
var d = date.getDate();
var day = (d < 10) ? '0' + d : d;
var m = date.getMonth() + 1;
var month = (m < 10) ? '0' + m : m;
var yy = date.getYear();
var year = (yy < 1000) ? yy + 1900 : yy;
var h = date.getHours();
var hour = (h < 10) ? '0' + h : h;
var minute = date.getMinutes();
var second = date.getSeconds();
var totaldate = year + '-' + month + '-' + day + ' ' + hour + ':' + minute
+ ':' + second;
document.thisform.created_on_manual.value = totaldate;
}
and for anyone who cares, heres the code to do it as a button:
CODE
<input class="button-big" type="button" value="Time->Now" onClick="changeDate(thisform);">
I though the formating came out best changing the
TMPL_IF NAME=DISP_PREFS_SHOW_AUTHORED_ON
Section to:
CODE
<td valign="top" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><p><font class="title">Authored on: <a href="#" onclick="openManual('item_authored_on')">(?)</a></font><br>
<input type="hidden" name="created_on_old" value="<TMPL_VAR NAME=CREATED_ON_FORMATTED>">
<input class="text-short" name="created_on_manual" value="<TMPL_VAR NAME=CREATED_ON_FORMATTED>"></br>
<input class="button-big" type="button" value="Time->Now" onClick="changeDate(thisform);"></p></td>
<input type="hidden" name="created_on_old" value="<TMPL_VAR NAME=CREATED_ON_FORMATTED>">
<input class="text-short" name="created_on_manual" value="<TMPL_VAR NAME=CREATED_ON_FORMATTED>"></br>
<input class="button-big" type="button" value="Time->Now" onClick="changeDate(thisform);"></p></td>
Thanks again gramcracker...
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