text masking

[Ike]

I have a form which calls a cgi-app.This cgi expects a date to perform a
database query. The fields in the DB are in dd-mm-yyyy format, so everthing
works fine while the correct string is entered.
I don't want to validate the string when the submit event occurs,
actually i would like to have some kind of input mask over the input text(
that's what I'm told to do).
Basically, is there an HTML/javascript way to do that which doesn't
involve onsubmit validation or activeX including.
Thanks in advance, Ike

[web.dev]

Ike wrote:

I have a form which calls a cgi-app.This cgi expects a date to perform a
database query. The fields in the DB are in dd-mm-yyyy format, so everthing
works fine while the correct string is entered.
I don't want to validate the string when the submit event occurs,
Client-side validation is for convenience. You should still do
server-side validation.
actually i would like to have some kind of input mask over the input text(
that's what I'm told to do).
Then simply use an input element with password as its type:

<input type = "password">
Basically, is there an HTML/javascript way to do that which doesn't
involve onsubmit validation or activeX including.

ISTM your question isn't quite clear. What exactly are you asking?
I'm getting the following from you:

1. How to get an input mask over a input text. (see above solution)
or
2. How to validate a form without using javascript. (use server side
validation)

Please clarify.

[Ike]

I'm trying to create a means, in a text field, say, wherein it permits 4
numerics, a dash, two numerics, a dash, two numerics, for, say yyyy-mm-dd.
The dashes should be visible in the text box. I am wondering if there is a
way to do this in javascript. THanks, Ike

[Kam-Hung Soh]

Ike wrote:

I'm trying to create a means, in a text field, say, wherein it permits 4
numerics, a dash, two numerics, a dash, two numerics, for, say yyyy-mm-dd.
The dashes should be visible in the text box. I am wondering if there is a
way to do this in javascript. THanks, Ike

Here's a guide by J. R. Stockton: "Javascript Date and Time 4 :
Validation" http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-date4.htm

Keeping the hyphens visible and in position sounds tricky. Sites that
accept date entry usually have a field each for day, month and year.

Regards,

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[Dr John Stockton]

JRS: In article <11**********************@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>
, dated Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:40:23 remote, seen in
news:comp.lang.javascript, Kam-Hung Soh <ka*********@gmail.com> posted :

Ike wrote:

I'm trying to create a means, in a text field, say, wherein it permits 4
numerics, a dash, two numerics, a dash, two numerics, for, say yyyy-mm-dd.
The dashes should be visible in the text box. I am wondering if there is a
way to do this in javascript. THanks, Ike
Here's a guide by J. R. Stockton: "Javascript Date and Time 4 :
Validation" http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-date4.htm

AFAICS, it does not cover that aspect, for which js-valid.htm would be
more appropriate.
Keeping the hyphens visible and in position sounds tricky.
It's better to allow anything to be entered, and to check the format
after completion, when the entry can also be checked for validity as a
date.
Sites that
accept date entry usually have a field each for day, month and year. --

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