date in format "dd/MM/yyyy" validation

Hi,

I program in asp.net. I have a date in TextBox in format "dd/MM/yyyy".
I would like to validate if the date is realy correct.

I used RegularExpressi onValidator with
ValidationExpre ssion="[0-3][0-9]/[0-1][0-9]/[1-2][0-9][0-9][0-9]", but user
can write date "31/02/2000" and validator says that it is correct (everybody
know that Febuary has 28 or 29 days).

I was thinking of using RangeValidator with Type="Date". But how to told
RangeValidator, that date is in format "dd/MM/yyyy" ?

Maybe it is easier solution ?
I would like to have total secure validation method in client site..

Thanks for help

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

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I program in ASP.NET. I have a date in TextBox in format "dd/MM/yyyy".
I would like to validate if the date is really correct.

Firstly, your date format is ambiguous. E.g. in that format, tomorrow's date
would appear as 12/11/2008. Some people will see that as 12 November but
others (e.g. our friends in US) will see it as 11 December 2008. You should
always display dates using a three-digit month.

Maybe it is easier solution ?
I would like to have total secure validation method in client site..

By far the easiest solution, and one which will never permit invalid dates,
is not to allow users to enter dates manually at all. Instead, use a date
picker.

There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of these available:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...icker%22&meta=
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[imbirek8]

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>I program in ASP.NET. I have a date in TextBox in format "dd/MM/yyyy".
I would like to validate if the date is really correct.

Firstly, your date format is ambiguous. E.g. in that format, tomorrow's
date would appear as 12/11/2008. Some people will see that as 12 November
but others (e.g. our friends in US) will see it as 11 December 2008. You
should always display dates using a three-digit month.

[...]
But I know that my date is in format "dd/MM/yyyy". I did:

<asp:TextBox ID="txtDateFrom " runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
<cc1:CalendarEx tender ID="CalendarDat eFrom" runat="server"
TargetControlID ="txtDateFro m"
Format="dd/MM/yyyy">

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

"imbirek8" <im******@op.pl wrote in message
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>>I program in ASP.NET. I have a date in TextBox in format "dd/MM/yyyy".
I would like to validate if the date is really correct.

Firstly, your date format is ambiguous. E.g. in that format, tomorrow's
date would appear as 12/11/2008. Some people will see that as 12 November
but others (e.g. our friends in US) will see it as 11 December 2008. You
should always display dates using a three-digit month.

[...]
But I know that my date is in format "dd/MM/yyyy".

Are you the only user of the system...?
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

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Mark Rae [MVP] wrote:

"imbirek8" <im******@op.pl wrote in message
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>>>I program in ASP.NET. I have a date in TextBox in format "dd/MM/yyyy".
I would like to validate if the date is really correct.

Firstly, your date format is ambiguous. E.g. in that format,
tomorrow's date would appear as 12/11/2008. Some people will see that
as 12 November but others (e.g. our friends in US) will see it as 11
December 2008. You should always display dates using a three-digit
month.

[...]
But I know that my date is in format "dd/MM/yyyy".

Are you the only user of the system...?

The trick of writing on the form in what format the date is to
be entered has been seen both on paper and on computers.

:-)

Arne

[Alberto Poblacion]

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I program in asp.net. I have a date in TextBox in format "dd/MM/yyyy".
I would like to validate if the date is realy correct.

I used RegularExpressi onValidator with
ValidationExpre ssion="[0-3][0-9]/[0-1][0-9]/[1-2][0-9][0-9][0-9]", but
user can write date "31/02/2000" and validator says that it is correct
(everybody know that Febuary has 28 or 29 days).

I was thinking of using RangeValidator with Type="Date". But how to told
RangeValidator, that date is in format "dd/MM/yyyy" ?

Maybe it is easier solution ?
I would like to have total secure validation method in client site..

You can use a CustomValidator , and write your own validation code in a
small routine in javascript. You will also want to replicate that code in C#
on the server side, to cover the case where the user bypasses validation on
the client side.

[DaveL]

With a Textbox

Try DateTime.TryPar se()
if its a good date returns true
example below

string sDate ="02/29/2007";

DateTime DateValue;

Console.WriteLi ne(DateTime.Try Parse(sDate,out DateValue).ToSt ring());

DaveL


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Hi,

I program in asp.net. I have a date in TextBox in format "dd/MM/yyyy".
I would like to validate if the date is realy correct.

I used RegularExpressi onValidator with
ValidationExpre ssion="[0-3][0-9]/[0-1][0-9]/[1-2][0-9][0-9][0-9]", but
user can write date "31/02/2000" and validator says that it is correct
(everybody know that Febuary has 28 or 29 days).

I was thinking of using RangeValidator with Type="Date". But how to told
RangeValidator, that date is in format "dd/MM/yyyy" ?

Maybe it is easier solution ?
I would like to have total secure validation method in client site..

Thanks for help

[imbirek8]

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[...]

Are you the only user of the system...?

No, but I thought that if I user code like this:

<asp:TextBox ID="txtDateFrom " runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
<cc1:CalendarEx tender ID="CalendarDat eFrom" runat="server"
TargetControlID ="txtDateFro m"
Format="dd/MM/yyyy">

it doesn't mather globalizations and localizations settings in browser, am I
right ?

[imbirek8]

"DaveL" <dv*****@sbcglo bal.netwrote in message
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[...]

Try DateTime.TryPar se()
if its a good date returns true
example below

string sDate ="02/29/2007";

DateTime DateValue;

Console.WriteLi ne(DateTime.Try Parse(sDate,out DateValue).ToSt ring());

[...]

I user date in format "dd/MM/yyyy" not in format "MM/dd/yyyy". This method
doesn't work with this format.

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

"imbirek8" <im******@op.pl wrote in message
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>Are you the only user of the system...?

No, but I thought that if I use code like this:

<asp:TextBox ID="txtDateFrom " runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
<cc1:CalendarEx tender ID="CalendarDat eFrom" runat="server"
TargetControlID ="txtDateFro m" Format="dd/MM/yyyy">

it doesn't mather globalizations and localizations settings in browser, am
I right ?

No you are not, though the fact that you are now using a calendar control is
a step in the right direction.

However, so long as you continue to use an ambiguous date format, your app
will always be open to ambiguity...

The fact that *you* know what date format you're using is completely
irrelevant - you can't expect your users to be telepathic...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net